Plankton community structure in the physical environment surrounding the Prince Edward Islands (Southern Ocean)

Polar Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 145-155

  Froneman, P W ^a   Ansorge, I J ^b   Pakhomovo, E A ^a   Lutjeharms, J R E ^b  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; PLANKTON;

ANTARCTICA; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 0032873777     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003000050404     Document Type: Article

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