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Mapping the in situ microspatial distribution of ice algal biomass through hyperspectral imaging of sea-ice cores.

ABSTRACT: Ice-associated microalgae make a significant seasonal contribution to primary production and biogeochemical cycling in polar regions. However, the distribution of algal cells is driven by strong physicochemical gradients which lead to a degree of microspatial variability in the microbial biomass that is significant, but difficult to quantify. We address this methodological gap by employing a field-deployable hyperspectral scanning and photogrammetric approach to study sea-ice cores. The optical set-up facilitated unsupervised mapping of the vertical and horizontal distribution of phototrophic biomass in sea-ice cores at mm-scale resolution (using chlorophyll a [Chl a] as proxy), and enabled the development of novel spectral indices to be tested against extracted Chl a (R²???0.84). The modelled bio-optical relationships were applied to hyperspectral imagery captured both in situ (using an under-ice sliding platform) and ex situ (on the extracted cores) to quantitatively map Chl a in mg m^-2 at high-resolution (??2.4 mm). The optical quantification of Chl a on a per-pixel basis represents a step-change in characterising microspatial variation in the distribution of ice-associated algae. This study highlights the need to increase the resolution at which we monitor under-ice biophysical systems, and the emerging capability of hyperspectral imaging technologies to deliver on this research goal.

SUBMITTER: Cimoli E

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7736878 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Mapping the in situ microspatial distribution of ice algal biomass through hyperspectral imaging of sea-ice cores.

Cimoli Emiliano E Lucieer Vanessa V Meiners Klaus M KM Chennu Arjun A Castrisios Katerina K Ryan Ken G KG Lund-Hansen Lars Chresten LC Martin Andrew A Kennedy Fraser F Lucieer Arko A

Scientific reports 20201214 1

Ice-associated microalgae make a significant seasonal contribution to primary production and biogeochemical cycling in polar regions. However, the distribution of algal cells is driven by strong physicochemical gradients which lead to a degree of microspatial variability in the microbial biomass that is significant, but difficult to quantify. We address this methodological gap by employing a field-deployable hyperspectral scanning and photogrammetric approach to study sea-ice cores. The optical ...[more]

PMID: 33318636

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Mapping the in situ microspatial distribution of ice algal biomass through hyperspectral imaging of sea-ice cores.

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