Physical controls on the Taylor Valley ecosystem, Antarctica

BioScience

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 961-971

  Fountain, Andrew G ^a   Lyons, W Berry ^b   Burkins, Melody B ^c   Dana, Gayle L ^e   Doran, Peter T ^f   Lewis, Karen J ^g   McKnight, Diane M ^h   Moorhead, Daryl L ⁱ   Parsons, Andrew N ^j   Priscu, John C ^k   Wall, Diana H ^j   Wharton Jr , Robert A ^e   Virginia, Ross A ^d  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^c Dartmouth College   (United States)

^d DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^e DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^h UCB 450   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^j Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^k MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0032729362     PISSN: 00063568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/bisi.1999.49.12.961     Document Type: Article

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