Antarctic Marine Ecosystem Research at the Ice Edge Zone (AMERIEZ): The Distribution of Free-Living Protozoa

在早春的最大范围内，南极浮冰覆盖了 面积大致等于南极洲的面积;到夏末 只有残余物留在威德尔海和其他沿海地区。因此，在本发明中， 冰缘带是南极洲的一个主要特征， 包括大部分周边海域， 年周期。冰缘的生产力似乎高于 无论是开阔的海洋还是浮冰区， 冰缘是鸟类和哺乳动物的重要觅食地一 开发了多学科程序以获取物理学数据， 冰缘带的化学和生物学， 了解冰缘对南极洲的整体重要性 生产力和生态。加里森的项目是其中的一个组成部分 南极冰缘海洋生态系统研究计划 Zone）。 该项目现已进入最后分析和综合阶段。 本项目将完成对海洋中原生动物的研究， 冰缘附近，以确定它们的丰度，分布， 物种组成和在食物网中的作用。这是一种成就 基于更新。

At its maximum extent in the early spring, antarctic pack ice covers an area roughly equal to that of the antarctic continent; by late summer only remnants remain in the Weddell Sea and other coastal areas. Thus, the ice edge zone is a major feature of the antarctic region and one that includes most of the surrounding seas at some time during the annual cycle. Productivity at the ice edge appears to be higher than in either the open ocean or pack-ice region, and it has been hypothesized that the ice edge is an important feeding area for birds and mammals. A multidisciplinary program was developed to obtain data on the physics, chemistry, and biology of the ice-edge zone in order to better understand the overall importance of the ice edge for antarctic productivity and ecology. Garrison's project is one component of this program AMERIEZ (Antarctic Marine Ecosystem Research at the Ice Edge Zone). This project is now in its final analysis and synthesis stage. This project will complete the examination of the protozoans in the vicinity of the ice edge to determine their abundance, distribution, species composition, and role in the food web. This is an Accomplishment Based Renewal.