Phytoplankton dynamics within 37 Antarctic coastal polynya systems

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 108, Issue 8, 2003, Pages

  Arrigo, Kevin R ^a   van Dijken, Gert L ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Phytoplankton; Polynya; Primary production

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WATER; PHYTOPLANKTON; POLYNYA; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0344121216     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jc001739     Document Type: Article

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