Plankton Structure of the Shallow Coastal Zone at Admiralty Bay, King George Island, West Antarctic Peninsula (Wap): Chlorophyll Biomass and Size-Fractionated Chlorophyll During Austral Summer 2010/2011

Chlorophyll a concentration and size structure of the phytoplankton community were studied in Admiralty Bay in early and late summer of 2009/2010, using spectrofluorometry chlorophyll analysis. Chlorophyll a biomass was generally low ( 10 μm) in chlorophyll a biomass was analyzed for the first time in Admiralty Bay. Size fraction <10 μm represented more than 80% of the chlorophyll a concentrations.