Palmer LTER: Photoadaptation in a coastal phytoplankton bloom and impact on the radiation utilization efficiency for carbon fixation. Schofield, O. M.; Prezelin, B. B.; and Moline, M. A. Antarctic Journal of the United States, 1994. abstract bibtex The occurrence and demise of most phytoplankton blooms show a strong coherence with sea-water density fields; increasing biomass concentrations are associated with shallow mixing depths. This relationship supports the view that phytoplankton require a stable light environment, which allows the phytoplankton sufficient time to photoacclimate and overcome light-limitation of growth (Mitchell et al. 1991). Characterizing photoacclimation within a planktonic population over time has been difficult to document, however. As part of the Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) program, the temporal dynamics of a phytoplankton bloom were documented near Palmer Station (64 deg. 40 S, 64 deg 03 W) during the austral summer months of 1991-1992. The ability to follow the formation of this bloom over time can provide insight into the photoadaptational capabilities of the phytoplankton and the corresponding impact on water column optical properties.
@article{schofield_palmer_1994,
title = {Palmer {LTER}: {Photoadaptation} in a coastal phytoplankton bloom and impact on the radiation utilization efficiency for carbon fixation},
volume = {29},
abstract = {The occurrence and demise of most phytoplankton blooms show a strong coherence with sea-water density fields; increasing biomass concentrations are associated with shallow mixing depths. This relationship supports the view that phytoplankton require a stable light environment, which allows the phytoplankton sufficient time to photoacclimate and overcome light-limitation of growth (Mitchell et al. 1991). Characterizing photoacclimation within a planktonic population over time has been difficult to document, however. As part of the Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) program, the temporal dynamics of a phytoplankton bloom were documented near Palmer Station (64 deg. 40 S, 64 deg 03 W) during the austral summer months of 1991-1992. The ability to follow the formation of this bloom over time can provide insight into the photoadaptational capabilities of the phytoplankton and the corresponding impact on water column optical properties.},
number = {5},
journal = {Antarctic Journal of the United States},
author = {Schofield, Oscar M. and Prezelin, Barbara B. and Moline, Mark A.},
year = {1994},
keywords = {PAL}
}