Interannual variability in the distribution of the phytoplankton standing stock across the seasonal sea-ice zone west of the Antarctic Peninsula

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 825-843

  Garibotti, Irene A ^a   Vernet, María ^b   Smith, Raymond C ^c   Ferrario, Martha E ^d  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS NATURALES Y MUSEO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; BIOMASS; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEA ICE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC; WEST ANTARCTICA; WORLD;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 26844549380     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbi056     Document Type: Article

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