Temporal and spatial patterns in the Ross Sea: Phytoplankton biomass, elemental composition, productivity and growth rates

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 101, Issue C8, 1996, Pages 18455-18465

  Smith, Walker O ^a   Nelson, David M ^b   DiTullio, Giacomo R ^a,c   Leventer, Amy R ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SPATIAL PATTERN; TEMPORAL PATTERN;

ROSS SEA;

EID: 0030480628     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96JC01304     Document Type: Article

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