Autotrophic flagellates and diatoms in the Northeast Water Polynya, Greenland: Summer 1993

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 10, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 241-261

  Booth, B C ^a   Smith, Jr ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

autotrophic flagellates; Northeast Water Polynya; phytoplankton community structure; polynya

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DIATOM; FLAGELLATE; PHYTOPLANKTON; POLYNYA; POLYNYAS;

GREENLAND SEA, EAST GREENLAND SHELF, NORTHEAST WATER POLYNYA;

EID: 0030620617     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-7963(96)00081-4     Document Type: Article

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