Essays about: "Fytoplankton"

Found 2 essays containing the word Fytoplankton.

1. 1. Methane Sulphonic Acid in East Antarctic Coastal Firn and Ice Cores and Its Relationship with Chlorophyll-a and Sea Ice Extent in the Southern Ocean

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Emma Nilsson; [2022]
   Keywords : methane sulphonic acid; firn cores; sea ice proxy; marine primary productivity; Fimbul Ice Shelf; Dronning Maud Land; metansulfonsyra; firnkärnor; havsis-proxy; marin primärproduktion; Fimbulisen; Dronning Maud Land;

   Abstract : The seasonal retreat of sea ice in the austral spring and summer around Antarctica has a significant effect on phytoplankton activity, mainly due to light availability, meltwater input of dissolved iron, and surface water stratification. Phytoplankton produce dimethylsulfoniopropionate, the precursor to the climate-cooling gas dimethyl sulphide, which is ventilated to the atmosphere and oxidised to methane sulphonic acid (MSA). READ MORE

3. 2. Response of Phytoplankton to Climatic Changes during the Eocene-Oligocene Transition at the North Atlantic ODP Site 612

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Lucía Rivero Cuesta; [2015]
   Keywords : Phytoplankton; abundance; coccoliths; silica; Eocene; Oligocene; Fytoplankton; antal; coccoliter; kisel; Eocen; Oligocen; Fitoplancton; abundancia; cocolitos; sílice; Eoceno; Oligoceno;

   Abstract : The development of modern glacial climates occurred during the Eocene-Oligocene transition (34 to 35.5 Ma) when a decrease of atmospheric CO2 led to a global temperature fall. The ocean was deeply affected, both in the surface and the deep-sea, suffering a strong reorganization including currents and phytoplankton distribution. READ MORE