TITLE:  Palmer LTER: Photoadaptation in a coastal phytoplankton bloom and 
	impact on the radiation utilization efficiency for carbon fixation
AUTHOR: Oscar Schofield, Barbara PreŽzelin, and Mark A. Moline
Palmer LTER Contribution No. 42
DATE:   1994
ANTJ 1994 Review, Vol. 29, No. 5, 214-216

NOTE: see also ASLO-1995 Schofield, et al.

The occurrence and demise of most phytoplankton blooms show a strong
coherence with sea-water density fields; increasing biomass concentrations are
associated with shallow mixing depths.  This relationship supports the view
that phytoplankton require a stable light environment, which allows the
phytoplankton sufficient time to photoacclimate and overcome light-limitation
of growth (Mitchell et al. 1991).  Characterizing photoacclimation within a
planktonic population over time has been difficult to document, however.  As
part of the Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) program, the temporal
dynamics of a phytoplankton bloom were documented near Palmer Station (64 deg.
40 S, 64 deg 03 W) during the austral summer months of 1991-1992.  The ability
to follow the formation of this bloom over time can provide insight into the
photoadaptational capabilities of the phytoplankton and the corresponding
impact on water column optical properties.