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The composition and abundance of ice algae have been studied in a 64-cm core of seasonal pack ice taken in the southwestern Kara Sea in February 1996. The cell numbers, biomass and taxonomic diversity of the ice microalgal assemblages were rather low, and there was a predominance of diatoms. The comparison of its composition with that of the pelagic microalgal community demonstrated a great difference between them. The ecological function of the seasonal ice habitat as a depository for seeding material of the early-spring pelagic diatom is suggested.
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Accepted: 7 August 2000
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Druzhkov, N., Druzhkova, E. & Kuznetsov, L. The sea-ice algal community of seasonal pack ice in the southwestern Kara Sea in late winter. Polar Biol 24, 70–72 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003000000185
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s003000000185