Adaptations of phytoplankton in the Indian Ocean sector of the Southern Ocean during austral summer of 1998---2014

doi:10.1007/s11707-015-0541-4

Front. Earth Sci.

2015, Vol. 9

Issue (4) : 742-752 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11707-015-0541-4

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Adaptations of phytoplankton in the Indian Ocean sector of the Southern Ocean during austral summer of 1998---2014

R. K. MISHRA(

), R. K. NAIK, N. ANIL KUMAR

ESSO-National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research, Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), Vasco-da-Gama, Goa, India

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Abstract

This study investigates the effects of light and temperature on the surface water diatoms and chlorophytes, phytoplankton in the Indian Ocean sector of the Southern Ocean (SO) during the austral summer of 1998‒2014. Significant longitudinal variations in hydrographic and biological parameters were observed at the Sub tropical front (STF), Sub Antarctic front (SAF) and Polar front (PF) along 56°E‒58°E. The concentrations of total surface chlorophyll a (Chl a), diatoms, and chlorophytes measured by the National Aeronautics Space Agency (NASA) estimated by the Sea-Viewing Wide Field-of-View Sensors (SeaWiFS), the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectro Radiometer (MODIS), and the NASA Ocean Biological Model (NOBM) were used in the study. Variations in the concentration of total Chl a was remarkable amongst the fronts during the study period. The contribution of diatoms to the total concentration of surface Chl a increased towards south from the STF to the PF while it decreased in the case of chlorophytes. The maximum photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) was observed at the STF and it progressively decreased to the PF through the SAF. At the PF region the contribution of diatoms to the total Chl a biomass was≥80%. On the other hand, the chlorophytes showed a contrary distribution pattern with≥70% of the total Chl a biomass recorded at the STF which gradually decreased towards the PF, mainly attributed to the temperate adaptation. This clearly reveals that the trend of diatoms increased at the STF and decreased at the SAF and the PF. Further, the trend of chlorophytes was increased at the STF, SAF and PF with a shift in the community in the frontal system of the Indian Ocean sector of the SO.

Keywords chlorophyll a diatoms chlorophytes SST PAR Southern Ocean

Corresponding Author(s): R. K. MISHRA

Just Accepted Date: 31 August 2015 Online First Date: 30 September 2015 Issue Date: 30 October 2015

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R. K. MISHRA,R. K. NAIK,N. ANIL KUMAR. Adaptations of phytoplankton in the Indian Ocean sector of the Southern Ocean during austral summer of 1998---2014[J]. Front. Earth Sci., 2015, 9(4): 742-752.

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