Investigating the Meltdown in the Coastal Arctic: Progression of Phytoplankton Blooms and Environmental Dynamics from Sea Ice Coverage to Open Waters

Lucianne M Marshall, University of Victoria, Department of Biology, Victoria, BC, Canada, Diana E Varela, University of Victoria, Department of Biology & School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Victoria, BC, Canada and Akash R Sastri, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Institute of Ocean Sciences, Sidney, BC, Canada