Microphytoplankton assemblages in the waters surrounding South Georgia, Antarctica during austral summer 1994

Polar Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 515-522

  Froneman, P W ^a   Pakhomov, E A ^a   Laubscher, R K ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DIATOM; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HYDROGRAPHY; MICROPHYTOPLANKTON; MICROPLANKTON; PHYTOPLANKTON;

ANTARCTICA, SOUTH GEORGIA;

CHAETOCEROS ATLANTICUS; CORETHRON CRIOPHILUM; EUCAMPIA ANTARCTICA; ODONTELLA WEISSFLOGII; PROBOSCIA ALATA;

EID: 0030618544     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003000050150     Document Type: Article

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