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Biophysical coupling of seasonal chlorophyll-a bloom variations and phytoplankton assemblages across the Peninsula Front in the Bransfield Strait
Marta Veny
Oceanografía Física y Geofísica Aplicada (OFYGA), ECOAQUA, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, 35017, Spain
Borja Aguiar-González
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Oceanografía Física y Geofísica Aplicada (OFYGA), ECOAQUA, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, 35017, Spain
Ángeles Marrero-Díaz
Oceanografía Física y Geofísica Aplicada (OFYGA), ECOAQUA, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, 35017, Spain
Tania Pereira-Vázquez
Oceanografía Física y Geofísica Aplicada (OFYGA), ECOAQUA, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, 35017, Spain
Ángel Rodríguez-Santana
Oceanografía Física y Geofísica Aplicada (OFYGA), ECOAQUA, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, 35017, Spain
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Short summary
This study examines the seasonal patterns of chlorophyll-a (chl-a) blooms in the Bransfield Strait using remote sensing data supported by novel and historical in situ observations. Through satellite data we show that we can identify two distinct phytoplankton niches along a thermal front known as the Peninsula Front: the Transitional Bellingshausen Water and Transitional Weddell Water pools. These findings enable the first climatological description of the chl-a blooms in the Bransfield Strait.
This study examines the seasonal patterns of chlorophyll-a (chl-a) blooms in the Bransfield...
