Remote sensing reveals Antarctic green snow algae as important terrestrial carbon sink
Remote sensing reveals Antarctic green snow algae as important terrestrial carbon sink
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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We present the first estimate of green snow algae community biomass and distribution along the Antarctic Peninsula. Sentinel 2 imagery supported by two field campaigns revealed 1679 snow algae blooms, seasonally covering 1.95 × 10
6
m
2
and equating to 1.3 × 10
3
tonnes total dry biomass. Ecosystem range is limited to areas with...
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Remote sensing reveals Antarctic green snow algae as important terrestrial carbon sink
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2041-1723
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2041-1723
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10.1038/s41467-020-16018-w
