Particulate matter and plankton dynamics in the Ross Sea Polynya of Terra Nova Bay during the Austral Summer 1997/98

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 36, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 29-49

  Fonda Umani, S ^a   Accornero, A ^b   Budillon, G ^b   Capello, M ^c   Tucci, S ^c   Cabrini, M ^a   Del Negro, P ^a   Monti, M ^a   De Vittor, C ^a  

^a Laboratorio di Biologia Marina   (Italy)

^b Università Degli Studi Parthenope   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Austral summer; Carbon export; Particulate matter; Plankton dynamics; Term Nova Bay (Ross Sea) polynya

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON; CHLOROPHYLL; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); STATISTICAL METHODS;

UPPER WATER COLUMN;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

CARBON; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PLANKTON;

ANTARCTICA; ROSS SEA;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; OPHELIA; PHAEOCYSTIS;

EID: 0037099303     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-7963(02)00133-1     Document Type: Article

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