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Subsurface plankton layers in the Arctic Ocean
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2015
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Source: Geophysical Research Letters, 42(12), 4896-4902.
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Journal Title:Geophysical Research Letters
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Description:The first synoptic measurements of subsurface plankton layers were made in the western Arctic Ocean in July 2014 using airborne lidar. Layers were detected in open water and in pack ice where up to 90% of the surface was covered by ice. Layers under the ice were less prevalent, weaker, and shallower than those in open water. Layers were more prevalent in the Chukchi Sea than in the Beaufort Sea. Three quarters of the layers observed were thinner than 5m. The presence of these layers, which are not adequately captured in satellite data, will influence primary productivity, secondary productivity, fisheries recruitment, and carbon export to the benthos.
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Source:Geophysical Research Letters, 42(12), 4896-4902.
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