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Pan‐Arctic sea ice‐algal chl a biomass and suitable habitat are largely underestimated for multiyear ice
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Benjamin A. Lange Hauke Flores Christine Michel Justin F. Beckers Anne Bublitz John Alec Casey Giulia Castellani Ido Hatam Anke Reppchen Svenja A. Rudolph Christian Haas 《Global Change Biology》2017,23(11):4581-4597
There is mounting evidence that multiyear ice (MYI) is a unique component of the Arctic Ocean and may play a more important ecological role than previously assumed. This study improves our understanding of the potential of MYI as a suitable habitat for sea ice algae on a pan‐Arctic scale. We sampled sea ice cores from MYI and first‐year sea ice (FYI) within the Lincoln Sea during four consecutive spring seasons. This included four MYI hummocks with a mean chl a biomass of 2.0 mg/m2, a value significantly higher than FYI and MYI refrozen ponds. Our results support the hypothesis that MYI hummocks can host substantial ice‐algal biomass and represent a reliable ice‐algal habitat due to the (quasi‐) permanent low‐snow surface of these features. We identified an ice‐algal habitat threshold value for calculated light transmittance of 0.014%. Ice classes and coverage of suitable ice‐algal habitat were determined from snow and ice surveys. These ice classes and associated coverage of suitable habitat were applied to pan‐Arctic CryoSat‐2 snow and ice thickness data products. This habitat classification accounted for the variability of the snow and ice properties and showed an areal coverage of suitable ice‐algal habitat within the MYI‐covered region of 0.54 million km2 (8.5% of total ice area). This is 27 times greater than the areal coverage of 0.02 million km2 (0.3% of total ice area) determined using the conventional block‐model classification, which assigns single‐parameter values to each grid cell and does not account for subgrid cell variability. This emphasizes the importance of accounting for variable snow and ice conditions in all sea ice studies. Furthermore, our results indicate the loss of MYI will also mean the loss of reliable ice‐algal habitat during spring when food is sparse and many organisms depend on ice‐algae. 相似文献
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Microscale photographs were taken of the ice bottom to examine linkages of algal chlorophyll a (chl a) biomass distribution with bottom ice features in thick Arctic first-year sea ice during a spring field program which took
place from May 5 to 21, 2003. The photographic technique developed in this paper has resulted in the first in situ observations
of microscale variability in bottom ice algae distribution in Arctic first-year sea ice in relation to ice morphology. Observations
of brine channel diameter (1.65–2.68 mm) and number density (5.33–10.35 per 100 cm2) showed that the number of these channels at the bottom of thick first-year sea ice may be greater than previously measured
on extracted ice samples. A variogram analysis showed that over areas of low chl a biomass (≤20.7 mg chl a m−2), patchiness in bottom ice chl a biomass was at the scale of brine layer spacing and small brine channels (∼1–3 mm). Over areas of high chl a biomass (≥34.6 mg chl a m−2), patchiness in biomass was related to the spacing of larger brine channels on the ice bottom (∼10–26 mm). Brine layers and
channels are thought to provide microscale maxima of light, nutrient replenishment and space availability which would explain
the small scale patchiness over areas of low algal biomass. However, ice melt and erosion near brine channels may play a more
important role in areas with high algal biomass and low snow cover. 相似文献
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Rolf R. Gradinger Klaus Meiners Gerry Plumley Qing Zhang Bodil A. Bluhm 《Polar Biology》2005,28(3):171-181
We studied the abundance, biomass and potential ingestion rates of meiofauna in multi-year sea ice (MYI) of the Beaufort Gyre during two icebreaker expeditions in summers 2002 and 2003. Ice cores were taken at a total of ten stations and analyzed for ice temperature, salinity, chlorophyll a (Chl a), and ice meiofauna abundances. In 2002, ice was free of snow and covered with melt ponds. In 2003, snow still covered the ice and a slush-layer was found in the ice-water interface. The vertical distribution of Chl a mostly followed C-shaped curves with elevated concentrations at the bottom and top of the ice. Ice meiofauna was mainly restricted to the bottom 10 cm of the ice and was dominated by turbellarians, harpacticoid copepods and nematodes. The meiofauna abundances (range: 8–3,000 individuals m–2) and Chl a concentration (range: 0.1–1.7 mg Chl a m–2) were similar to estimates for MYI of the Transpolar Drift, but about 2 orders of magnitude below coastal fast first-year ice estimates. Calculated potential meiofaunal ingestion rate, based on allometric equations and volume estimates from the literature, was about 1% of published daily algal production rates and was thus unlikely to constrain algal biomass accumulation. 相似文献
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Anique Stecher Stefan Neuhaus Benjamin Lange Stephan Frickenhaus Bánk Beszteri Peter G. Kroth 《欧洲藻类学杂志》2016,51(1):31-46
Sea ice is a large and diverse ecosystem contributing significantly to primary production in ice-covered regions. In the Arctic Ocean, sea ice consists of mixed multi-year ice (MYI), often several metres thick, and thinner first-year ice (FYI). Current global warming is most severe in Arctic regions; as a consequence, summer sea ice cover is decreasing and MYI is disappearing at an alarming rate. Despite its apparent hostility, sea ice is inhabited by a diverse microbial community of bacteria and protists, many of which are photosynthetic. Here we present an assessment of eukaryotic biodiversity in MYI and FYI from the central Arctic Ocean using high-throughput 454 sequencing of 18S rRNA and rDNA amplicons. We compared the rDNA-based ‘total’ biodiversity with the ‘active’ biodiversity from rRNA amplicons and found differences between them including an over-representation of Ciliophora, Bicosoecida and Bacillariophyceae operational taxonomic units (OTUs) in the active part of the community. Differences between the two libraries are more pronounced at the lower taxonomic level: certain genera, such as Melosira, are more abundant in the rRNA library, indicating activity of these genera. Furthermore, we found that one FYI station showed a higher activity of potential grazers which was probably due to the advanced stage of melt evident by higher ice temperatures and highly porous ice compared with the other stations. 相似文献
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Janne-Markus Rintala Jonna Piiparinen Jens Ehn Riitta Autio Harri Kuosa 《Hydrobiologia》2006,554(1):11-24
The response of Baltic Sea ice communities to changing light climate was studied in three subsequent 3 week in situ experiments on the SW coast of Finland. The investigation covered three different winter periods, short day with low solar
angles leading to limited light in the ice, late winter with deep snow cover and early spring with melting snow and increasing
light availability. The experimental setup consisted of transparent (no snow) and completely darkened (heavy snow cover) plexiglass
tubes in which the ice cores were incubated in situ from 1 to 2 weeks. Changes in the concentrations of inorganic nutrients (NO3−-–N, PO43−-–P, SiO4−-–Si) and chlorophyll-a concentration in the phytoplankton community composition were recorded as responses to different light manipulations. Changes
in inner ice light intensity in untreated ice as well as the temperature both in air and ice were recorded over the entire
study period. Increased irradiance in late winter/early spring and during meltdown affected the chlorophyll-a amount in the sea ice. During these periods the phytoplankton community in the top layers decreased possibly as a consequence
of photo-acclimation. Closer to the bottom of the ice, however, the increased inner ice light intensity induced algal growth.
Complete exclusion of light stopped the algal growth in the whole ice column. Darkening the ice cores also slowed down the
ice melting opposite to accelerated melting caused by increased light. The significant differences found in nutrient concentrations
between the light and dark treatments were mostly explicable by changes in algal biomass. No obvious changes were observed
in the phytoplankton community composition due to light manipulation, diatoms and heterotrophic flagellates dominating throughout
the study period. 相似文献
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Vertical distribution of bacteria in Arctic sea ice from the Barents and Laptev Seas 总被引:5,自引:0,他引:5
The vertical distribution of bacterial abundance and biomass was investigated in relation to algal biomass in ice cores taken
from drifting ice floes in two Arctic shelf areas: the Barents Sea and the Laptev Sea. Bacteria were not homogeneously distributed
throughout the cores but occurred in dense layers. Different types of distribution patterns were found: either a single maximum
occurred inside or at the bottom of the ice floe or maxima were found in different parts of the floes. Bacterial concentrations
ranged from 0.4 to 36.7 · 105 cells ml−1. The size spectra of sea-ice bacteria were determined by image analysis. Cell sizes showed considerable variation between
the ice floes. In multi-year sea ice, the largest bacteria were observed in the area of an internal chlorophyll a maximum. No specific vertical distribution patterns were found in first-year ice floes. Bacterial biomass for the ice cores
ranged from 19.2 to 79.2 mg C m−2, and the ratio of bacterial:ice algal biomass ranged from 0.43 to 10.42. A comparison with data collected from fast ice revealed
large differences in terms of cell size, abundance and biomass.
Received: 7 September 1995 / Accepted: 10 September 1996 相似文献
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Lars Chresten Lund-Hansen Ian Hawes Brian K. Sorrell Morten Holtegaard Nielsen 《Polar Biology》2014,37(4):471-481
The snow cover of Arctic sea ice has recently decreased, and climate models forecast that this will continue and even increase in future. We therefore tested the effect of snow cover on the optical properties of sea ice and the biomass, photobiology, and species composition of sea ice algae at Kangerlussuaq, West Greenland, during March 2011, using a snow-clearance experiment. Sea ice algae in areas cleared of snow was compared with control areas, using imaging variable fluorescence of photosystem II in intact, unthawed ice sections. The study coincided with the onset of spring growth of ice algae, mainly an increase in two pennate diatoms (Achnanthes taeniata and Navicula directa), as temperature increased and ice thickness and brine volume stabilized. The increase in biomass was accompanied by an increase in minimum variable fluorescence (F o) and the maximum quantum yield of PSII (F v /F m) and filling of brine channels with fluorescing cells. In contrast, in the minus snow area, PAR transmittance increased sixfold and there was an exponential decrease in chl-a and no increase in F o, and the area of fluorescing biomass declined to become undetectable. This study suggests that the onset of the spring bloom is predominantly due to temperature effects on brine channel volume, and that the algal decline after snow removal was primarily due to emigration rather than photodamage. 相似文献
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Net growth of ice algae in response to changes in overlying snow cover was studied after manipulating snow thickness on land-fast,
Arctic sea ice. Parallel laboratory experiments measured the effect of changing irradiance on growth rate of the ice diatom,
Nitzschia frigida. After complete removal of thick snow (≥9 cm), in situ ice algae biomass declined (over 7–12 days), while removal of thin
snow layers (4–5 cm), or partial snow removal, increased net algal growth. Ice bottom ablation sometimes followed snow removal,
but did not always result in net loss of algae. Similarly, in laboratory experiments, small increases in irradiance increased
algal growth rate, while greater light shifts suppressed growth for 3–6 days. However, N. frigida could acclimate to relatively high irradiance (110 μmol photons m2 s−1). The results suggest that algal loss following removal of a thick snow layer was due to the combination of photoinhibition
and bottom ablation. The smaller relative increase in irradiance after removal of thin or partial snow layers allowed algae
to maintain high specific-growth rates that compensated for loss from physical mechanisms. Thus, the response of ice algae
to snow loss depends both on the amount of change in snow depth and algal photophysiology. The complex response of ice algae
growth and export loss to frequently changing snow fields may contribute to horizontal and temporal patchiness of ecologically
and biogeochemically important variables in sea ice and should be considered in predictions of how climate change will affect
Arctic marine ecosystems. 相似文献
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Sea Ice Microbial Communities: Distribution, Abundance, and Diversity of Ice Bacteria in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, in 1980 总被引:13,自引:5,他引:8
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An abundant and diverse bacterial community was found within brine channels of annual sea ice and at the ice-seawater interface in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, in 1980. The mean bacterial standing crop was 1.4 × 1011 cells m−2 (9.8 mg of C m−2); bacterial concentrations as high as 1.02 × 1012 cells m−3 were observed in ice core melt water. Vertical profiles of ice cores 1.3 to 2.5 m long showed that 47% of the bacterial numbers and 93% of the bacterial biomass were located in the bottom 20 cm of sea ice. Ice bacterial biomass concentration was more than 10 times higher than bacterioplankton from the water column. Scanning electron micrographs showed a variety of morphologically distinct cell types, including coccoid, rod, fusiform, filamentous, and prosthecate forms; dividing cells were commonly observed. Approximately 70% of the ice bacteria were free-living, whereas 30% were attached to either living algal cells or detritus. Interactions between ice bacteria and microalgae were suggested by a positive correlation between bacterial numbers and chlorophyll a content of the ice. Scanning and transmission electron microscopy revealed a close physical association between epibacteria and a dominant ice alga of the genus Amphiprora. We propose that sea ice microbial communities are not only sources of primary production but also sources of secondary microbial production in polar ecosystems. Furthermore, we propose that a detrital food web may be associated with polar sea ice. 相似文献
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Integrated abundance and biomass of sympagic meiofauna in Arctic and Antarctic pack ice 总被引:3,自引:0,他引:3
R. Gradinger 《Polar Biology》1999,22(3):169-177
The abundance and biomass of sympagic meiofauna were studied during three cruises to the Antarctic and one summer expedition
to the central Arctic Ocean. Ice samples were collected by ice coring and algal pigment concentrations and meiofauna abundances
were determined for entire cores. Median meiofauna abundances for the expeditions ranged from 4.4 to 139.5 × 103 organisms m−2 in Antarctic sea ice and accounted for 40.6 × 103 organisms m−2 in Arctic multi-year sea ice. While most taxa (ciliates, foraminifers, turbellarians, crustaceans) were common in both Arctic
and Antarctic sea ice, nematodes and rotifers occurred only in the Arctic. Based on the calculated biomass, the potential
meiofauna ingestion rates were determined by applying an allometric model. For both hemispheres, daily and yearly potential
ingestion rates were below the production values of the ice algal communities, pointing towards non-limited feeding conditions
for ice meiofauna year-round.
Accepted: 29 March 1999 相似文献
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In spring, Arctic coastal fast ice is inhabited by high densities of sea ice algae and, among other fauna, juveniles of benthic polychaetes. This paper investigates the hypothesis that growth rates of juveniles of the common sympagic polychaete, Scolelepis squamata (Polychaeta: Spionidae), are significantly faster at sea ice algal bloom concentrations compared to concurrent phytoplankton concentrations. Juvenile S. squamata from fast ice off Barrow, Alaska, were fed with different algal concentrations at 0 and 5?°C, simulating ambient high sea ice algal concentrations, concurrent low phytoplankton concentrations, and an intermediate concentration. Growth rates, calculated using a simple linear regression equation, were significantly higher (up to 115?times) at the highest algal concentration compared to the lowest. At the highest algal concentration, juveniles grew faster at 5?°C compared to those feeding at 0?°C with a Q 10 of 2.0. We conclude that highly concentrated sea ice algae can sustain faster growth rates of polychaete juveniles compared to the less dense spring phytoplankton concentrations. The earlier melt of Arctic sea ice predicted with climate change might cause a mismatch between occurrence of polychaete juveniles and food availability in the near future. Our data indicate that this reduction in food availability might counteract any faster growth of a pelagic juvenile stage based on forecasted increased water temperatures. 相似文献
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Jeff S Bowman Simon Rasmussen Nikolaj Blom Jody W Deming S?ren Rysgaard Thomas Sicheritz-Ponten 《The ISME journal》2012,6(1):11-20
Dramatic decreases in the extent of Arctic multiyear ice (MYI) suggest this environment may disappear as early as 2100, replaced by ecologically different first-year ice. To better understand the implications of this loss on microbial biodiversity, we undertook a detailed census of the microbial community in MYI at two sites near the geographic North Pole using parallel tag sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene. Although the composition of the MYI microbial community has been characterized by previous studies, microbial community structure has not been. Although richness was lower in MYI than in underlying surface water, we found diversity to be comparable using the Simpson and Shannon''s indices (for Simpson t=0.65, P=0.56; for Shannon t=0.25, P=0.84 for a Student''s t-test of mean values). Cyanobacteria, comprising 6.8% of reads obtained from MYI, were observed for the first time in Arctic sea ice. In addition, several low-abundance clades not previously reported in sea ice were present, including the phylum TM7 and the classes Spartobacteria and Opitutae. Members of Coraliomargarita, a recently described genus of the class Opitutae, were present in sufficient numbers to suggest niche occupation within MYI. 相似文献
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Bodil A. Bluhm Haakon Hop Mikko Vihtakari Rolf Gradinger Katrin Iken Igor A. Melnikov Janne E. Søreide 《Ecology and evolution》2018,8(4):2350-2364
Arctic sea ice provides microhabitats for biota that inhabit the liquid‐filled network of brine channels and the ice–water interface. We used meta‐analysis of 23 published and unpublished datasets comprising 721 ice cores to synthesize the variability in composition and abundance of sea ice meiofauna at spatial scales ranging from within a single ice core to pan‐Arctic and seasonal scales. Two‐thirds of meiofauna individuals occurred in the bottom 10 cm of the ice. Locally, replicate cores taken within meters of each other were broadly similar in meiofauna composition and abundance, while those a few km apart varied more; 75% of variation was explained by station. At the regional scale (Bering Sea first‐year ice), meiofauna abundance varied over two orders of magnitude. At the pan‐Arctic scale, the same phyla were found across the region, with taxa that have resting stages or tolerance to extreme conditions (e.g., nematodes and rotifers) dominating abundances. Meroplankton, however, was restricted to nearshore locations and landfast sea ice. Light availability, ice thickness, and distance from land were significant predictor variables for community composition on different scales. On a seasonal scale, abundances varied broadly for all taxa and in relation to the annual ice algal bloom cycle in both landfast and pack ice. Documentation of ice biota composition, abundance, and natural variability is critical for evaluating responses to decline in Arctic sea ice. Consistent methodology and protocols must be established for comparability of meiofauna monitoring across the Arctic. We recommend to (1) increase taxonomic resolution of sea ice meiofauna, (2) focus sampling on times of peak abundance when seasonal sampling is impossible, (3) include the bottom 30 cm of ice cores rather than only bottom 10 cm, (4) preserve specimens for molecular analysis to improve taxonomic resolution, and (5) formulate a trait‐based framework that relates to ecosystem functioning. 相似文献
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Algal communities and export of organic matter from sea ice were studied in the offshore marginal ice zone (MIZ) of the northern
Barents Sea and Nansen Basin of the Arctic Ocean north of Svalbard by means of ice cores and short-term deployed sediment
traps. The observations cover a total of ten stations within the drifting pack ice, visited over a period of 3 years during
the period of ice melt in May and July. Maximum flux of particulate organic carbon and chlorophyll a from the ice at 1 m depth (1,537 mg C m−2 per day and 20 mg Chl a m−2 per day) exceeded the flux at 30 m by a factor of 2 during spring, a pattern that was reversed later in the season. Although
diatoms dominated the ice-associated algal biomass, flagellates at times revealed similarly high biomass and typically dominated
the exported algal carbon. Importance of flagellates to the vertical flux increased as melting progressed, whereas diatoms
made the highest contribution during the early melting stage. High export of ice-derived organic matter and phytoplankton
took place simultaneously in the offshore MIZ, likely as a consequence of ice drift dynamics and the mosaic structure of ice-covered
and open water characteristic of this region. 相似文献
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Mats A. Granskog Hermanni Kaartokallio Harri Kuosa David N. Thomas Jens Ehn Eloni Sonninen 《Polar Biology》2005,28(4):276-283
Horizontal variation of first-year landfast sea ice properties was studied in the Gulf of Finland, the Baltic Sea. Several scales of variation were considered; a number of arrays with core spacings of 0.2, 2 and 20 m were sampled at different stages of the ice season for small-scale patchiness. Spacing between these arrays was from hundreds of meters to kilometers to study mesoscale variability, and once an onshore–offshore 40-km transect was sampled to study regional scale variability. Measured variables included salinity, stable oxygen isotopes (18O), chlorophyll a (chl-a), nutrients and dissolved organic carbon. On a large scale, a combination of variations in the under-ice water salinity (ice porosity), nutrient supply and the stage of ice development control the build-up of ice algal biomass. At scales of hundreds of meters to kilometers, there was significant variability in several parameters (salinity, chl-a, snow depth and ice thickness). Analyses of the data from the arrays did not show evidence of significant patchiness at scales <20 m for algal biomass. The results imply that the sampling effort in Baltic Sea ice studies should be concentrated on scales of hundreds of meters to kilometers. Using the variations observed in the study area, the estimate for depth-integrated algal biomass in landfast sea ice in the Gulf of Finland (March 2003) is 5.5±4.4 mg chl-a m–2. 相似文献
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The nutrient status in sea ice of the Weddell Sea during winter: effects of sea ice texture and algae 总被引:3,自引:3,他引:0
Summary Cores and brine samples from sea ice of the Weddell Sea were analyzed for nutrients (phosphate, nitrate and silicate), salinity and chlorophyll a during winter. Stratigraphic analyses of the cores were also carried out. Bulk nutrient concentrations in the sea ice fluctuated widely and did not correlate with salinity. Nutrient concentrations in cores were normalized to sea-water salinity to facilitate comparison. They varied between zero and two or three times those measured in the water column. Differentiation into young and old sea ice, however, revealed that nutrient concentrations in the young ice in many cases corresponded to those in surface seawater. In older ice, nutrients showed signs of increase as well as depletion or exhaustion relative to the water column. Differentiation of core sections according to ice textural classes and analyses of brine samples clarified some relationships between nutrients, salinity and algal biomass. Most of the changes in the nutrient concentrations are attributed to an increase in biological activity as the seasons progress. Silicate is expected to become the first nutrient likely to limit growth of diatoms in the ice which is ascribed to slower regeneration or dissolution of this nutrient relative to phosphate and nitrate. A consequence of silicate exhaustion may be the succession of different algal assemblages, from a diatom dominated community to one in which autotrophic flagellates form the largest component. 相似文献
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This study documents, for the first time, the abundance and species composition of protist assemblages in Arctic sea ice during
the dark winter period. Lack of knowledge of sea-ice assemblages during the dark period has left questions about the retention
and survival of protist species that initiate the ice algal bloom. Sea-ice and surface water samples were collected between
December 27, 2007 and January 31, 2008 within the Cape Bathurst flaw lead, Canadian Beaufort Sea. Samples were analyzed for
protist identification and counts, chlorophyll (chl) a, and total particulate carbon and nitrogen concentrations. Sea-ice chl a concentrations (max. 0.27 μg l−1) and total protist abundances (max. 4 × 103 cells l−1) were very low, indicating minimal retention of protists in the ice during winter. The diversity of winter ice protists (134
taxa) was comparable to spring ice assemblages. Pennate diatoms dominated the winter protist assemblage numerically (averaging
77% of total protist abundances), with Nitzschia frigida being the most abundant species. Only 56 taxa were identified in surface waters, where dinoflagellates were the dominant
group. Our results indicate that differences in the timing of ice formation may have a greater impact on the abundance than
structure of protist assemblages present in winter sea ice and at the onset of the spring ice algal bloom. 相似文献
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Katja Metfies Wilken-Jon von Appen Estelle Kilias Anja Nicolaus Eva-Maria N?thig 《PloS one》2016,11(2)
Information on recent photosynthetic biomass distribution and biogeography of Arctic marine pico-eukaryotes (0.2–3 μm) is needed to better understand consequences of environmental change for Arctic marine ecosystems. We analysed pico-eukaryote biomass and community composition in Fram Strait and large parts of the Central Arctic Ocean (Nansen Basin, Amundsen Basin) using chlorophyll a (Chl a) measurements, automated ribosomal intergenic spacer analysis (ARISA) and 454-pyrosequencing. Samples were collected during summer 2012, the year with the most recent record sea ice minimum. Chl a concentrations were highest in eastern Fram Strait and pico-plankton accounted for 60–90% of Chl a biomass during the observation period. ARISA-patterns and 454-pyrosequencing revealed that pico-eukaryote distribution is closely related to water mass distribution in the euphotic zone of the Arctic Ocean. Phaeocystaceae, Micromonas sp., Dinophyceae and Syndiniales constitute a high proportion of sequence reads, while sequence abundance of autotrophic Phaeocystaceae and mixotrophic Micromonas sp. was inversely correlated. Highest sequence abundances of Phaeocystaceae were observed in the warm Atlantic Waters in Fram Strait, while Micromonas sp. dominated the abundant biosphere in the arctic halocline. Our results are of particular interest considering existing hypotheses that environmental conditions in Nansen Basin might become more similar to the current conditions in Fram Strait. We propose that in response, biodiversity and biomass of pico-eukaryotes in Nansen Basin could resemble those currently observed in Fram Strait in the future. This would significantly alter biogeochemical cycles in a large part of the Central Arctic Ocean. 相似文献
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Gas-vacuolate heterotrophic bacteria from marine habitats are reported here for the first time. They have been isolated from Antarctic sea ice microbial communities and the underlying water column. The predominant gas-vacuolate bacterium from the sea ice is filamentous and pigmented, whereas those of the water column are unicellular and nonpigmented. The highest concentrations of bacteria in sea ice were found in conjunction with the highest algal (chlorophyll a) concentrations. 相似文献
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Mar Fernández-Méndez Frank Wenzh?fer Ilka Peeken Heidi L. S?rensen Ronnie N. Glud Antje Boetius 《PloS one》2014,9(9)
Sea-ice diatoms are known to accumulate in large aggregates in and under sea ice and in melt ponds. There is recent evidence from the Arctic that such aggregates can contribute substantially to particle export when sinking from the ice. The role and regulation of microbial aggregation in the highly seasonal, nutrient- and light-limited Arctic sea-ice ecosystem is not well understood. To elucidate the mechanisms controlling the formation and export of algal aggregates from sea ice, we investigated samples taken in late summer 2011 and 2012, during two cruises to the Eurasian Basin of the Central Arctic Ocean. Spherical aggregates densely packed with pennate diatoms, as well as filamentous aggregates formed by Melosira arctica showed sign of different stages of degradation and physiological stoichiometries, with carbon to chlorophyll a ratios ranging from 110 to 66700, and carbon to nitrogen molar ratios of 8–35 and 9–40, respectively. Sub-ice algal aggregate densities ranged between 1 and 17 aggregates m−2, maintaining an estimated net primary production of 0.4–40 mg C m−2 d−1, and accounted for 3–80% of total phototrophic biomass and up to 94% of local net primary production. A potential factor controlling the buoyancy of the aggregates was light intensity, regulating photosynthetic oxygen production and the amount of gas bubbles trapped within the mucous matrix, even at low ambient nutrient concentrations. Our data-set was used to evaluate the distribution and importance of Arctic algal aggregates as carbon source for pelagic and benthic communities. 相似文献