The seasonal cycle of phytoplankton biomass and primary productivity in the Ross Sea, Antarctica

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 47, Issue 15-16, 2000, Pages 3119-3140

  Smith, Walker O ^a   Marra, John ^b   Hiscock, Michael R ^c   Barber, Richard T ^c  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^b Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MARINE LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON CYCLE; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ROSS SEA;

EID: 0034502643     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0645(00)00061-8     Document Type: Article

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