The use of oxygen microelectrodes to determine the net production by an Antarctic sea ice algal community

Antarctic Science

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 39-44

  McMinn, A ^a   Ashworth, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antarctic; Fast ice; Oxygen microelectrodes; Photosynthesis; Sea ice algae

Indexed keywords

ALGAL COMMUNITY; OXYGEN MICROELECTRODE; PRODUCTION; SEA ICE;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0031920413     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0954102098000066     Document Type: Article

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