Size-fractionated surface phytoplankton in the Kara and Laptev Seas: environmental control and spatial variability

AB Demidov; IN Sukhanova; TA Belevich; MV Flint; VI Gagarin; VM Sergeeva; EV Eremeeva; AV Fedorov

doi:10.3354/meps13652

journal article Apr 15, 2021

Size-fractionated surface phytoplankton in the Kara and Laptev Seas: environmental control and spatial variability

AB Demidov IN Sukhanova TA Belevich MV Flint VI Gagarin VM Sergeeva EV Eremeeva AV Fedorov

Marine Ecology Progress Series Vol. 664 pp. 59-77 · Inter-Research Science Center

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Abstract

Climate-induced variability of phytoplankton size structure influences primary productivity, marine food web dynamics, biosedimentation and exchange of CO2between the atmosphere and ocean. Investigation of phytoplankton size structure in the Arctic Ocean is important due to rapid changes in its ecosystems related to increasing temperature and declining sea ice cover. We estimated the contribution of surface micro-, nano- and picophytoplankton to the total carbon biomass, chlorophyllaconcentration and primary production in the Kara and Laptev Seas and investigated the relationships of these phytoplankton size groups with environmental factors which determine their spatial variability. Additionally, we compared chlorophyll specific carbon fixation rate, specific growth rate and carbon to chlorophyll ratios among different phytoplankton size groups. The investigation was carried out from August to September 2018. Generally, picophytoplankton was dominant in terms of chlorophyllaand primary production in the whole study area. The spatial variability of phytoplankton size classes was influenced by river discharge and relied mainly on water temperature, salinity and dissolved silicon concentration. Microphytoplankton prevailed across the river runoff region under conditions of low salinity and relatively high water temperature, while picophytoplankton was predominant under conditions of high salinity and low water temperature. Our study is the first to characterize size-fractionated phytoplankton abundance in the Kara and Laptev Seas, and provides a baseline for future assessment of the response of Kara and Laptev Sea ecosystems to climate-induced processes using phytoplankton size structure.

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