Photosynthetic production in the central Arctic Ocean during the record sea-ice minimum in 2012

The ice-covered central Arctic Ocean is characterized by low primary productivity due to light and nutrient limitations. The recent reduction in ice cover has the potential to substantially increase phytoplankton primary production, but little is yet known about the fate of the ice-associated pr...

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Main Authors: M. Fernández-Méndez, C. Katlein, B. Rabe, M. Nicolaus, I. Peeken, K. Bakker, H. Flores, A. Boetius
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2015-06-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:https://www.biogeosciences.net/12/3525/2015/bg-12-3525-2015.pdf