Carbon flows through the microbial food web of first-year ice in resolute passage (Canadian High Arctic)

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 11, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 173-189

  Vézina, Alain F ^a   Demers, Serge ^b   Laurion, Isabelle ^c   Sime Ngando, Télesphore ^d   Juniper, S Kim ^e   Devine, Laure ^a  

^a MAURICE LAMONTAGNE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arctic environment; microorganisms; modeling; sea ice; trophic analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031080072     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-7963(96)00037-1     Document Type: Article

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