Photosynthetic and respiratory characteristics of an Arctic ice algal community living in low light and low temperature conditions

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 11, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 111-121

  Suzuki, Yoshihiro ^a,c   Kudoh, Sakae ^b   Takahashi, Masayuki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF POLAR RESEARCH   (Japan)

^c RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY FOR THE EARTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

ecology; ice algae; photosynthesis; respiration; sea ice

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031080134     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-7963(96)00032-2     Document Type: Article

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