Microscale Variability in Biomass and Photosynthetic Activity of Microphytobenthos During a Spring-Neap Tidal Cycle

Kromkamp, Jacco C.; Morris, Ed; Forster, Rodney M.

doi:10.3389/fmars.2020.00562

Microscale Variability in Biomass and Photosynthetic Activity of Microphytobenthos During a Spring-Neap Tidal Cycle

Kromkamp, Jacco C.; Morris, Ed; Forster, Rodney M.

Authors

Jacco C. Kromkamp

Ed Morris

Prof Rodney Forster R.Forster@hull.ac.uk
Professor

Abstract

Carbon fixation by microphytobenthic algae of intertidal flats often dominates the total primary production of turbid, temperate estuaries. Whilst remote sensing can accurately measure the spatial distribution of photosynthetic biofilms at the mesoscale (1–300 m), variability at smaller scales requires in-situ investigation. Here, changes in biomass and photosynthetic activity of microphytobenthos (MPB) at the micro-scale (

Citation

Kromkamp, J. C., Morris, E., & Forster, R. M. (2020). Microscale Variability in Biomass and Photosynthetic Activity of Microphytobenthos During a Spring-Neap Tidal Cycle. Frontiers in Marine Science, 7, https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.00562

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Jul 22, 2020
Publication Date	Jul 22, 2020
Deposit Date	Sep 22, 2020
Publicly Available Date	Sep 23, 2020
Journal	Frontiers in Marine Science
Electronic ISSN	2296-7745
Publisher	Frontiers Media
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	7
DOI	https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.00562
Keywords	microphytobenthos; microscale variability; surface biofilm; photosynthetic activity; chlorophyll fluorescence; vertical migration; photosynthetic electron transport; estuary
Public URL	https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/3557897