Rapid and early export of Phaeocystis antarctica blooms in the Ross Sea, Antarctica

Nature

Volumn 404, Issue 6778, 2000, Pages 595-598

  DiTullio, G R ^a   Grebmeier, J M ^b   Arrigo, K R ^c   Lizotte, M P ^d   Robinson, D H ^e   Leventer, A ^f   Barry, J P ^g   VanWoert, M L ^h,i   Dunbar, R B ^c  

^a School of Business   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH   (United States)

^e SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Center for Language and Brain   (United States)

^g MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^h OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS   (United States)

ⁱ National Ice Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; WATER;

ALGAL BLOOM; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION;

ANTARCTICA; ARTICLE; DIATOM; NONHUMAN; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA;

ALGAE; ANTARCTIC REGIONS; CARBON; EUTROPHICATION; OCEANS AND SEAS; PHYTOPLANKTON;

ROSS SEA; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; HAPTOPHYCEAE; PHAEOCYSTIS ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0034611726     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35007061     Document Type: Article

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