Diatom assemblages in surface sediments of the Ross Sea: Relationship to present oceanographic conditions

Antarctic Science

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 134-146

  Cunningham, Wendy L ^a   Leventer, Amy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Center for Language and Brain   (United States)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Diatoms; Ross Sea; Sea ice; Surface sediments; Thalassiosira antarctica

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FRAGILARIOPSIS CURTA; STEPHANOPYXIS; THALASSIOSIRA ANTARCTICA; THALASSIOSIRA GRACILIS;

EID: 0031863456     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0954102098000182     Document Type: Article

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