Spring development of phytoplankton biomass and composition in major water masses of the Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 44, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 51-67

  Bathmann, U V ^a   Scharek, R ^a   Klaas, C ^a   Dubischar, C D ^a   Smetacek, V ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOMS; BLOOM; JGOFS; PHYTOPLANKTON; POLAR WATER; POLAR WATERS; SPRING DEVELOPMENT;

SOUTHERN OCEAN, ATLANTIC SECTOR;

EID: 0030974366     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0645(96)00063-X     Document Type: Article

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