The Spatial Distribution of Plankton Picocyanobacteria on the Shelf of the Kara, Laptev, and East Siberian SeasстатьяИсследовательская статья
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Аннотация:The spatial distribution of picocyanobacteria at the arctic longitude section passing through the shelf of the Kara, Laptev, and East Siberian seas from 58° to 168° E was studied. The average abundance of picocyanobacteria was 0.48 ± 1.2 × 109 cells/m3 in the Kara Sea, 0.16 ± 0.24 × 109 cells/m3 in the Laptev Sea, and 0.25 ± 0.43 × 109 cells/m3 in the East Siberian Sea. The fluctuations of picocyanobacterial abundance were determined by their presence in allochthonous sources: river flow and transformed North Atlantic waters. The highest abundance was observed in the areas of the runoff influence of the Ob, Khatanga, Indigirka, and Kolyma Siberian rivers: 0.5 × 109, 0.2 × 109, 0.4 × 109, and 1.6 × 109 cells/m3, respectively. The average contribution of picocyanobacteria to the total abundance and biomass of picophytoplankton in the western part of the Kara Sea was 37 and 36%, respectively. In other regions, the average contribution of picocyanobacteria to the total abundance and biomass of phototrophic picoplankton did not exceed 7 and 6%, respectively. A highly reliable (p 0.01) positive correlation between the abundance and biomass of picocyanobacteria and the water temperature (p = 0.003) was revealed in the entire dataset obtained.