Southern Ocean productivity in relation to spatial and temporal variation in the physical environment

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2003, Pages

  Constable, Andrew J ^a   Nicol, Stephen ^a   Strutton, Peter G ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air sea interactions; Antarctic ecosystem; Biological physical coupling; Ecosystem modeling; Krill dynamics

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; POLAR REGION;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 0041989750     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001jc001270     Document Type: Article

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