Arctic sea ice ecology : seasonal dynamics in algal and bacterial productivity /
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Author / Creator: | Lund-Hansen, Lars Chr. |
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Imprint: | Cham : Springer, 2020. |
Description: | 1 online resource (187 pages). |
Language: | English |
Series: | Springer Polar Sciences Springer Polar sciences. |
Subject: | Sea ice -- Arctic regions. Marine ecology. Marine ecology Sea ice Arctic Regions Electronic books. |
Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12607022 |
Table of Contents:
- Intro
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- Chapter 1: The Book, and Ecology of Sea Ice
- 1.1 Follow the Seasons
- 1.2 Physical and Geopolitical Perspectives of Sea Ice
- 1.3 Sea Ice as an Ecosystem
- 1.4 Ecological Role of Sea Ice
- References
- Chapter 2: Autumn, Development and Consolidation of Sea Ice
- 2.1 Sea Ice Formation, Growth and Properties
- 2.2 Optics of Young and Newly Formed Sea Ice
- 2.3 Scavenging of Bacteria and Algae in Developing Sea Ice
- 2.4 Platelet Ice
- 2.5 Frost Flowers
- References
- Chapter 3: Winter, Cold and Mature Sea Ice
- 3.1 Physics and Optics of Winter Sea Ice
- 3.2 Effects of a Snow Cover on Sea Ice
- 3.3 Colonization of Sea Ice by Ice Algae
- 3.4 Growth Limitations of Sea Ice Bacteria and Algae
- 3.5 Ice Algae, Photosynthesis, and Their Species Succession
- 3.6 Extracellular Polymeric Substances, Algal Pigments for Identification, and Seasonal Species Composition
- 3.7 Photosynthesis Under Very Low Light
- 3.8 Photosynthesis at Extreme Low Light - Case Study 1
- References
- Chapter 4: Spring, Summer and Melting Sea Ice
- 4.1 The Melting Sea Ice
- 4.2 Biotic Processes in Spring/Summer Sea Ice
- 4.3 The Sea Ice Algal Spring Bloom
- 4.4 Sea Ice Algae and Effects of Increased Under-Ice PAR and UV - Case Study 2
- 4.4.1 Experiment I
- 4.4.2 Experiment II
- 4.5 A Numerical Model and Observations of Ice Algal Dynamics
- 4.6 Melt Ponds - Windows of Light
- 4.7 Seeding of the Water Column and the Ice
- 4.8 Sea Ice Meiofauna: Unknown Diversity and Food Web Interactions - Case Study 3
- 4.8.1 The Incomplete Inventory
- 4.8.2 The Unknown Food Web Interactions and Life Cycles
- References
- Chapter 5: Sea Ice in a Climate Change Context
- 5.1 The Decrease in Arctic Sea Ice Extent and Thickness
- 5.2 A Glimpse into a Future Arctic Ocean
- Case Study 4
- 5.2.1 Melting Sea Ice in the Fram Strait
- 5.2.2 Late and Future Arctic Ocean
- 5.3 Pelagic Primary Production Increase in Future Ice-Free Central Arctic Ocean?
- 5.4 Sea Ice Driven CO2 Uptake
- References
- Chapter 6: Methods and Techniques in Sea Ice Ecology
- 6.1 Sample Techniques
- 6.1.1 Handling and Processing of Ice Samples
- 6.1.2 Sackholes
- 6.2 Salinity, Brine and Brine Volume
- 6.3 Transmittance and Light Attenuation
- 6.4 Sea Ice Bacteria and Viruses - Methods and Sampling Issues
- 6.4.1 Sampling Methods for Bacteria
- 6.4.2 Biomass, Community Structure, Bacterial Production and Bacterial Carbon Demand
- 6.5 Ice Algae Biomass Distributions
- 6.5.1 Application of the Normalised Difference Index
- 6.6 Measuring Photosynthesis and Primary Production in Sea Ice
- 6.6.1 Methods Using Thawed Sea Ice
- 6.6.2 Methods Using Non-Thawed Sea Ice
- 6.6.3 Methods for Algal Quantification
- 6.7 Determination of Chl a
- 6.8 Fluorescence Imaging of Ice Algae