Dependency of Antarctic zooplankton species on ice algae‐produced carbon suggests a sea ice‐driven pelagic ecosystem during winter
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DOI: 10.1111/gcb.14392
Abstract: How the abundant pelagic life of the Southern Ocean survives winter darkness, when the sea is covered by pack ice and phytoplankton production is nearly zero, is poorly understood. Ice-associated ("sympagic") microalgae could serve as… read more here.
Keywords: ice algae; winter; carbon; produced carbon ... See more keywords