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An analysis of the influence of ice on spring phytoplankton population structure in the southeast Bering Sea 1
Author(s) -
Schandelmeier L.,
Alexander V.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
limnology and oceanography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.7
H-Index - 197
eISSN - 1939-5590
pISSN - 0024-3590
DOI - 10.4319/lo.1981.26.5.0935
Subject(s) - spring (device) , oceanography , bloom , phytoplankton , spring bloom , sea ice , population , population structure , ice shelf , environmental science , geology , ecology , cryosphere , biology , nutrient , mechanical engineering , demography , sociology , engineering
Phytoplankton populations in the southeast Bering Sea were examined with respect to the influence of ice on population structure. Techniques of numerical analysis were applied to the data collected from 109 stations over a 3‐year period. Two major groups were present in spring—an ice‐edge group and a shelf‐break group. Our results suggest that the ice‐edge spring bloom is a distinct but short‐lived community, and that ice flora may act as an inoculum early in the spring bloom.