Distribution patterns of autotrophic pico- and nanoplankton and their relative contribution to algal biomass during spring in the Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 44, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 299-320

  Detmer, A E ^a   Bathmann, U V ^b  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^b ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOMS; AUTOTROPHIC PICO-/NANNOPLANKTON; BIOMASS; BLOOM; DISTRIBUTION PATTERN; DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS; NANNOPLANKTON; PHYTOPLANKTON; PICOPLANKTON; POLAR WATER; POLAR WATERS;

SOUTHERN OCEAN, ATLANTIC SECTOR;

EID: 0030920933     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0645(96)00068-9     Document Type: Article

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