Growth and productivity of Antarctic sea ice algae under PAR and UV irradiances

Botanica Marina

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 401-407

  McMinn, A ^a,b   Ashworth, C ^a   Ryan, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b CALLAGHAN INNOVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH RATE; ICE ALGA; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANTARCTICA; CAPE EVANS; ROSS ISLAND;

EID: 0032784172     PISSN: 00068055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/BOT.1999.046     Document Type: Article

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