Phytoplankton biomass in Antarctic shelf zones: A conceptual model based on Potter Cove, King George Island

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 36, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 129-143

  Schloss, Irene R ^a,b   Ferreyra, Gustavo A ^a   Ruiz Pino, Diana ^c  

^a INSTITUTO ANTÁRTICO ARGENTINO   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Conceptual model; Critical depth; King George Island; Phytoplankton growth; Potter Cove; Turbulent mixing

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COASTAL ZONES; METEOROLOGY; OCEANOGRAPHY; SEA ICE;

VERTICAL TURBULENT MIXING;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

BIOMASS; COASTAL WATER; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; LIGHT; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEA ICE; TURBULENT MIXING;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0036775796     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-7963(02)00183-5     Document Type: Article

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