Effect of seasonal sea ice breakout on the photosynthesis of benthic diatom mats at Casey, Antarctica

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 62-69

  McMinn, Andrew ^a   Runcie, John W ^b   Riddle, Martin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Benthic; Diatom; Microalgal; PAM; Photosynthesis

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; DIATOM; ICE BREAKUP; IRRADIANCE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOBENTHOS;

ANTARCTICA; CASEY STATION; EAST ANTARCTICA;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; GYROSIGMA; GYROSIGMA SUBSALSUM; NAVICULA; NAVICULA GLACIEI; THALASSIOSIRA; THALASSIOSIRA GRACILIS; TRACHYNEIS ASPERA;

EID: 1342312026     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.2004.02127.x     Document Type: Article

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