Photosynthetic and photoprotective characteristics of ice algae, sinking algae and under-ice phytoplankton during spring
General
Organisation
Department
Project start
27.04.2015
Project end
05.06.2015
Type of project
Research
Project theme
Sea ice
Project topic
Climate research
Sea ice
Fieldwork / Study
Fieldwork country
Canada
Fieldwork region
Baffin Island
Fieldwork location
Geolocation is 67.5555981, -64.0256803
Fieldwork start
27.04.2015
Fieldwork end
05.06.2015
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Project details
24.09.2018
Science / project plan
Light is an important factor to determine the beginning of the algal development. Important variations of light conditions are observed in the sea-ice environment during spring period, from important snow pack conditions (low light) to the formation of meltponds (high light). Sea ice microalgae possess high photosynthetic plasticity to acclimate, which may depend of their niche habitats. In our previous study within the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, we hypothetized that under-ice blooms composed of different algal communities (phytoplanktonic centric diatoms vs sympagic pennate diatoms) exhibit different light sensibility. The main objective of this study is to investigate photoprotection and photoinhibition by bottom ice algae in response to relatively high irradiances and compare photosynthetic properties between ice algae, sinking algae and underlying phytoplankton. In situ experiments of ice algae with different light treatments will be realized during the entire sampling period, while photosynthetic parameters will be assess with a Pulse-Amplitude Modulation (PAM) and P vs E curves (Takuvik collaboration).
Fieldwork site: Qikiqtarjuaq, eastern Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada
PI: S. Rysgaard
Project lead: V. Galindo (CEOS)
Project participants: Virginie Galindo (CEOS), Soren Rysgaard (CEOS)
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