Phytoplankton biomass and photosynthetic competency in the summertime Mertz Glacier region of East Antarctica

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 50, Issue 8-9, 2003, Pages 1415-1440

  Vaillancourt, Robert D ^a   Sambrotto, Raymond N ^a   Green, Sara ^a   Matsuda, Akiko ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; COASTAL ENGINEERING; ECOSYSTEMS; FLUORESCENCE; GLACIERS; OCEANOGRAPHY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT;

PHYTOPLANKTONS;

BIODIVERSITY;

BIOMASS; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEA ICE; VERTICAL MIXING; VERTICAL PROFILE; WATER MASS;

ANTARCTICA; MERTZ GLACIER;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; PHAEOCYSTIS; PHAEOCYSTIS ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0037872033     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0645(03)00077-8     Document Type: Article

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