Ultraphytoplankton abundances and chlorophyll a concentrations in ice-covered waters of northern seas |
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Authors: | Robineau B; Legendre L; Michel C; Budeus G; Kattner G; Schneider W; Pesant S |
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Institution: | GIRO, Département de biologie, Université Laval, Sainte-Foy, QC G1K 7P4, Canada; Alfred-Wegener-Institut fur Polar und Meeresforschung, Postfach 120161, D-27515 Bremerhaven, Germany |
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Abstract: | The abundances and chlorophyll aconcentrations (Chl
a) of ultraphytoplankton (<5 m) were determined at four ice-covered sites in
northern seas, i.e. southeastern Hudson Bay, Saroma-ko Lagoon, Resolute
Passage and the Northeast Water Polynya. Numbers of total
ultraphytoplankton were low, ranging from 3.6 x 107
to 9.7 x 109 cells m-3, which
confirms the overall paucity of ultra-phytoplankton in cold waters.
Concentrations of <5 m Chl a varied
between 0.002 and 10.8 mg m-3, which accounted for
0.2-99.7% of total Chla. Chlorophyll
a concentrations of ultraphytoplankton can thus reach
high values and make up a substantial fraction of total Chl
a. Ultraphytoplankton were ubiquitous, but they showed
high among- and within-site variability in abundance, biomass and
contribution to total Chla concentrations. The
ultraphytoplankton comprised primarily eukaryotes and prokaryotic
phycoerythrin-rich cyanobacteria, but also some cryptomonads and
phycocyanin-rich cyanobacteria. Concentrations of ultraplanktonic
eukaryotes reached 7.8 x 109 cells
m-3, but were generally <5 x
109 cells m-3, whereas the
maximum concentration of prokaryotes was 6.2 x 109
cells m-3. The concentrations of eukaryotes and
prokaryotes were related, overall, to water mass characteristics, i.e.
temperature, salinity, percent irradiance, and concentrations of nitrate
and ammonium. Depending on sites, the abundances of eukaryotes were
positively liked to salinity, percent irradiance, nitrate and ammonium,
whereas the abundances of prokaryotes were positively correlated with
ammonium and nitrate. Phycocyanin-rich cyanobacteria were generally
confined to brackish waters (Hudson Bay). The highest cell numbers of
ultraphytoplankton were found at temperatures of <0.5C and salinities of >30 p.s.u.
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