Population dynamics of microalgae in the upper land-fast sea ice at a snow-free location

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 60-69

  Stoecker, Diane K ^a   Gustafson, Daniel E ^a   Black, Megan M D ^a   Baier, Christine T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Archaeomonads; Chrysophytes; Cysts; Dinoflagellates; Ice algae; Land fast ice; Mantoniella; McMurdo Sound; Sea ice; Statocysts; Stomatocysts

Indexed keywords

DINOFLAGELLATE; MICROALGAE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEA ICE;

ANTARCTICA; MCMURDO SOUND;

CHRYSOPHYCEAE; PRASINOPHYCEAE;

EID: 0031922110     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.1998.340060.x     Document Type: Article

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