Metadata details
SIPEX_II_Algae_Growth_Rates
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- Citation
- Coad, T. and McMinn, A. (2017) Sea ice algae growth rate data collected during the SIPEX II voyage of the Aurora Australis, 2012, Ver. 1, Australian Antarctic Data Centre - doi:10.4225/15/59a4e36e32097, Accessed: 2026-05-17
- Title
- Sea ice algae growth rate data collected during the SIPEX II voyage of the Aurora Australis, 2012
- Data Centre
- Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia
- DOI
- doi:10.4225/15/59a4e36e32097
- Created Date
- 2014-03-17
- Revision Date
- 2017-08-29
- Parent record
- SIPEX_II
Datasets and documents
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Description
Chlorophyll data was used to measure growth rates of sea ice algae in CO2 incubations. Sea ice brine microalgae was collected from sackholes. Replicate samples were incubated in ambient air (~0.04% CO2), 0.1% CO2, 1.0% CO2 and 2.0% CO2 concentrations. Three incubation experiments were carried out at SIPEX stations 4 (expt 1) 7 (expt 3) and 8 (expt 4).
Growth rate calcualtions followed a standard exponential growth model, i.e
Bf = Bi x e(rt)
Where Bf equals final biomass, Bi equals initial biomass, r = growth rate and t = time (in days).
Access
These data are publicly available for download from the provided URL.
Temporal Coverages
- Start date: 2012-09-14 - Stop date: 2012-11-16
Spatial Coverages
Science Keywords
- EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > PLANTS > MICROALGAE
- EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > SEA ICE
- EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SEA ICE
- EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > CHLOROPHYLL
- EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > CHLOROPHYLL
- EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > PIGMENTS > CHLOROPHYLL
- EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > CARBON DIOXIDE
Additional Keywords
- Growth Rates
- Sea ice algae
Locations
- OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN
- CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA
- GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR
Platforms
- SHIPS
- R/V Aurora Australis
Instruments
- None
Researchers
- coad, thomas (INVESTIGATOR,TECHNICAL CONTACT)
- mcminn, andrew (INVESTIGATOR,TECHNICAL CONTACT)
- connell, dave (DIF AUTHOR)
Use Constraints
This data set conforms to the CCBY Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference provided at http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=SIPEX_II_Algae_Growth_Rates when using these data.
