Biological-physical interactions and pelagic productivity at the Prince Edward Islands, Southern Ocean

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 24, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 327-341

  Perissinotto, R ^a   Lutjeharms, J R E ^b   Van Ballegooyen, R C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Eddies; Island Mass Effect; Primary production; Prince Edward Islands; Southern Ocean; Subantarctic

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CHLOROPHYLL A; FLOW RATE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PELAGIC POPULATION; PRODUCTIVITY; SOUTHERN OCEAN; UREA;

BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY; PELAGIC ECOSYSTEM; PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 0034022187     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-7963(99)00093-7     Document Type: Article

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