Working group categories for sampling and research interests: Primary Production and related processes
On top of measuring “what is there” in term of quantities, scientists also do a lot of experiments to determine “what is going on there”. Mostly, they are interested in primary production (the first step of the food chain) and bacterial production.
In June 2016, GreenEdge scientists will leave for 2 months in the Arctic aboard the research icebreaker CCGS Amundsen. They will carry out observations intended to improve their understanding of the behaviour and the role of the marine ecosystem in Baffin Bay.
During the icebreaker expedition aboard the CCGS Amundsen, we are going to investigate the impact of the progression of ice melt and the resulting changes in snow and sea ice properties on the phenology of phytoplankton.
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