Phytoplankton community structure and variability at the landfast ice–water column interface in Terra Nova Bay, Ross Sea (Antarctica)
Landfast ice in Terra Nova Bay represents a dynamic ecological interface where sea-ice structure, meltwater inputs, and platelet-ice processes interact to shape microalgal communities across the ice–ocean boundary. During the austral spring–summer 2015/2016, we examined how seasonal transitions—from early-season to p...