Assessing methods for collecting and transferring viable algae from Signy Island, maritime Antarctic, to the United Kingdom

Polar Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 553-556

  Johnstone, Claire ^a   Block, William ^b   Benson, Erica E ^a   Day, John G ^c   Staines, Harry ^a   Illian, Janine B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERTAY DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGA; POLAR REGION; RESEARCH; TRANSPORTATION;

ALGAE; EUKARYOTA; PRASIOLA CRISPA;

EID: 0036931565     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-002-0377-8     Document Type: Article

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