Heterotrophic protists in the Central Arctic Ocean

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1665-1673

  Sherr, Evelyn B ^a   Sherr, Barry F ^a   Fessenden, Lynne ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; PROTIST;

ARCTIC OCEAN; CHUKCHI SEA;

EID: 0031429591     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0645(97)00050-7     Document Type: Article

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