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1 online resource (187 pages) |
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Springer Polar Sciences |
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Springer Polar sciences.
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| 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
| Summary |
The book on sea ice ecology is the ecology of sea ice algae and other microorganism as bacteria, meiofauna, and viruses residing inside or at the bottom of the sea ice, called the sympagic biota. Organisms as seals, fish, birds, and Polar bears relies on sea ice but are not part of this biota. A distinct feature of this ecosystem, is the disappearance (melt) every summer and re-establishing in autumn and winter. The book is organized seasonally describing the physical, optical, biological, and geochemical conditions typical of the seasons: autumn, winter, and spring. These are exemplified with case studies based on authors fieldwork in Greenland, the Arctic Ocean, and Antarctica but focused on Arctic conditions. The sea ice ecosystem is described in the context of climate change, interests, and effects of a decreasing summer ice extent in the Arctic Ocean. The book contains an up to date description of most relevant methods and techniques applied in sea ice ecology research. This book will appeal to university students at Masters or PhD levels reading biology, geosciences, and chemistry |
| Notes |
6.9 The IP25 - A Proxy for Sea Ice Distributions and Food Web Studies |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Sea ice -- Arctic regions
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Marine ecology.
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Marine ecology
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Sea ice
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Arctic Regions
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Søgaard, Dorte Haubjerg
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Sorrell, Brian.
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Gradinger, Rolf.
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Meiners, Klaus Martin
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| ISBN |
9783030374723 |
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3030374726 |
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