Ecology of a novel Synechococcus clade occurring in dense populations in saline Antarctic lakes

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 291, Issue , 2005, Pages 65-80

  Powell, L M ^a   Bowman, J P ^a   Skerratt, J H ^b   Franzmann, P D ^b   Burton, H R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Marine ecosystems; Meromictic lakes; Synechococcus

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MEROMICTIC LAKE; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ACE LAKE; ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC; EAST ANTARCTICA; VESTFOLD HILLS; WORLD;

SYNECHOCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS SP.; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 19944404753     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps291065     Document Type: Article

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