(Table 2) Concentration of phytoplankton pigments in Adventfjorden in spring and summer of 1997

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author Dobrzyn, P
Tatur, A
Keck, Alexander
author_facet Dobrzyn, P
Tatur, A
Keck, Alexander
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contents The study was carried out from April 30 until July 13 of 1997 in Adventfjorden (Spitsbergen). Formation of a less saline and warmer surface water (~1 m thick) caused by melting of the ice was observed in the fjord during the first days of May. In summer the less saline surface layer was about 3 m thick. Euphotic depth measured under the ice sheet reached 12 m, whereas load of mineral matter brought with riverine discharge in summer (content of total particulate matter in the fjord reached 1.66 kg/m**2) dramatically reduced euphotic zone depth to 0.35 m. By pigment measurement three phases of phytoplankton development in Adventfjorden were distinguished: (1) spring bloom that has started under fast ice and reached maximum in the mid of May, (2) stagnation period in June, (3) increase of pigment concentration in July, what could indicate start of the next algae bloom. Analyses of chlorophylls and carotenoids revealed that diatoms (chl c, fucoxanthin), and green algae (chl b, lutein) dominated phytoplankton community in the fjord. Moreover, presence of peridinin indicates presence of Dinophyta and alloxanthin - occurence of Cryptophyta. In May and June 1997 phytoplankton appeared mainly in the surface of water, while in July, as a result of inflow of turbulent riverine waters into Adventfjorden, algae cells were pushed down and the highest numbers were observed at depth ~20 m. Great phaeopigments to chl a ratio (= 0.54) found in fjord seston in June and July probably shows strong impact of zooplankton grazing on phytoplankton development. High contribution of chlorophyllide a in porphyrin a poll in samples collected under fast ice (chlorophyllide a / chl a ratio = 0.18) reflects the final stage of algal communitie succession in ice, just before spring ice melt and release of biota to oceanic water. Chlorophyllide a content during summer was minor or not detectable, demonstrating that diatom cells were in good physiological condition. High chl a allomer / chl a ratio (average = 0.11 for the period investigated) confirms high oxygen concentration in environment of Adventfjorden.
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spellingShingle (Table 2) Concentration of phytoplankton pigments in Adventfjorden in spring and summer of 1997
Dobrzyn, P
Tatur, A
Keck, Alexander
19-Butanoyloxyfucoxanthin; 19-Hexanoyloxyfucoxanthin; Adv-1; Alloxanthin; Archive of Ocean Data; ARCOD; beta-Carotene, beta,beta-Carotene; Bottle, Niskin 5-L; Calculated; Carotenoid pigments; Chlorophyll a; Chlorophyll a, allomers; Chlorophyll b; Chlorophyll c; Chlorophyllide a; Chlorophyll total; Date; Depth, bottom/max; Depth, top/min; Diadinoxanthin; Diatoxanthin; Dinoxanthin; Fucoxanthin; Liquid chromatography; Neoxanthin; NIS_5L; Peridinin; Pheophorbide a; Pheophytin a; Pigments, total; Prasinoxanthin; Svalbard; Violaxanthin; Zeaxanthin + Lutein
The study was carried out from April 30 until July 13 of 1997 in Adventfjorden (Spitsbergen). Formation of a less saline and warmer surface water (~1 m thick) caused by melting of the ice was observed in the fjord during the first days of May. In summer the less saline surface layer was about 3 m thick. Euphotic depth measured under the ice sheet reached 12 m, whereas load of mineral matter brought with riverine discharge in summer (content of total particulate matter in the fjord reached 1.66 kg/m**2) dramatically reduced euphotic zone depth to 0.35 m. By pigment measurement three phases of phytoplankton development in Adventfjorden were distinguished: (1) spring bloom that has started under fast ice and reached maximum in the mid of May, (2) stagnation period in June, (3) increase of pigment concentration in July, what could indicate start of the next algae bloom. Analyses of chlorophylls and carotenoids revealed that diatoms (chl c, fucoxanthin), and green algae (chl b, lutein) dominated phytoplankton community in the fjord. Moreover, presence of peridinin indicates presence of Dinophyta and alloxanthin - occurence of Cryptophyta. In May and June 1997 phytoplankton appeared mainly in the surface of water, while in July, as a result of inflow of turbulent riverine waters into Adventfjorden, algae cells were pushed down and the highest numbers were observed at depth ~20 m. Great phaeopigments to chl a ratio (= 0.54) found in fjord seston in June and July probably shows strong impact of zooplankton grazing on phytoplankton development. High contribution of chlorophyllide a in porphyrin a poll in samples collected under fast ice (chlorophyllide a / chl a ratio = 0.18) reflects the final stage of algal communitie succession in ice, just before spring ice melt and release of biota to oceanic water. Chlorophyllide a content during summer was minor or not detectable, demonstrating that diatom cells were in good physiological condition. High chl a allomer / chl a ratio (average = 0.11 for the period investigated) confirms high oxygen concentration in environment of Adventfjorden.
title (Table 2) Concentration of phytoplankton pigments in Adventfjorden in spring and summer of 1997
topic 19-Butanoyloxyfucoxanthin; 19-Hexanoyloxyfucoxanthin; Adv-1; Alloxanthin; Archive of Ocean Data; ARCOD; beta-Carotene, beta,beta-Carotene; Bottle, Niskin 5-L; Calculated; Carotenoid pigments; Chlorophyll a; Chlorophyll a, allomers; Chlorophyll b; Chlorophyll c; Chlorophyllide a; Chlorophyll total; Date; Depth, bottom/max; Depth, top/min; Diadinoxanthin; Diatoxanthin; Dinoxanthin; Fucoxanthin; Liquid chromatography; Neoxanthin; NIS_5L; Peridinin; Pheophorbide a; Pheophytin a; Pigments, total; Prasinoxanthin; Svalbard; Violaxanthin; Zeaxanthin + Lutein
url https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.727233