Phytoplankton taxonomic variability in nutrient utilization and primary production in the Ross Sea

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 105, Issue C4, 2000, Pages 8827-8846

  Arrigo, Kevin R ^a   DiTullio, Giacomo R ^b   Dunbar, Robert B ^a   Robinson, Dale H ^c   VanWoert, Michael ^d   Worthen, Denise L ^e   Lizotte, Michael P ^f  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Teacher Education and Department of Sociology and Anthropology   (United States)

^c SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS   (United States)

^e SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUTRIENT USE; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; TAXONOMY;

ROSS SEA;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; PHAEOCYSTIS ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0033675157     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998jc000289     Document Type: Article

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