Distribution of phytoplankton and nutrients in relation to different water masses in the area around Elephant Island, Antarctica

Polar Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 145-153

  Holm Hansen, O ^a   Hewes, C D ^a   Villafane V E ^a   Helbling, E W ^a   Silva, N ^b   Amos, T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE VALPARAÍSO   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; HYDROGRAPHY; NUTRIENT; NUTRIENTS; PHYTOPLANKTON; WATER MASS; WATER MASSES;

ANTARCTICA, SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS, ELEPHANT ISLAND;

EID: 0030841020     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003000050169     Document Type: Article

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