Hydrography and biochemical indicators of microplankton biomass in the Bransfield Strait (Antarctica) during January 1994

Polar Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 31-38

  Berdalet, Elisa ^a   Vaqué, Dolors ^a   Arin, Laura ^a   Estrada, Marta ^a   Alcaraz, Miquel ^a   Fernández, José A ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL INDICATOR; BIOCHEMICAL PRODUCTS; BIOINDICATORS; BIOMASS; HYDROGRAPHY; MICROPLANKTON; MICROPLANKTON BIOMASS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PLANKTON; WATER MASSES;

SOUTHERN OCEAN, BRANSFIELD STRAIT;

EID: 0030621004     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003000050102     Document Type: Article

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