Preliminary investigation of the contribution of fast-ice algae to the spring phytoplankton bloom in Ellis Fjord, eastern Antarctica

Polar Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 301-307

  McMinn, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ALGAL BLOOMS; BLOOM; DIATOM; DINOFLAGELLATE; FAST ICE; ICE ALGAE; ICE COMMUNITIES; SPRING;

ANTARCTICA, ELLIS FJORD;

NAVICULA GLACIEI; NITZCHIA CYLINDRUS; NITZSCHIA CYLINDRUS;

EID: 0029667172     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003000050057     Document Type: Article

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