As last year, scientists from the GreenEdge project are in the little village of Qikiqtarjuaq. Dozens of experiments are carried out at the ice camp. Here is an account of a new series of activities to evaluate the amount of organic matter that is exported from the surface to the bottom of the ocean.
In the first meters of the water column, enough light makes it through the ice to maintain an active primary production. This bloom is restricted to the first few meters of the water column and therefore, we may wonder how is it possible for organisms living at the bottom of the ocean to survive without food? Part of the answer resides in the amount of exported organic matter.Continue reading Uranium + Thorium→
On June 7, 2016, the GreenEdge team has organized many activities to showcase and explain the project, and to let kids sample and manipulate the scientific toys that they use daily. What a better way to learn than go and see for yourself?
How to assess the photosynthesis of sea-ice microalgae?
Sea-ice microalgae are unicellular organisms that can convert the solar light energy into chemical energy for producing organic matter via a complex physiological process known as photosynthesis. Continue reading Let there be light→
To understand the dynamics of the phytoplankton spring bloom and determine its role in the Arctic Ocean of tomorrow, including for human populations.
