Annual boom-bust cycles of polar phytoplankton biomass revealed by space-based lidar
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DOI: 10.1038/ngeo2861
Abstract: Polar plankton communities are among the most productive, seasonally dynamic and rapidly changing ecosystems in the global ocean. However, persistent cloud cover, periods of constant night and prevailing low solar elevations in polar regions severely… read more here.
Keywords: polar phytoplankton; phytoplankton biomass; biomass; bust cycles ... See more keywords