Variability of primary production in an antarctic marine ecosystem as estimated using a multi-scale sampling strategy

American Zoologist

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 40-56

  Smith, Raymond C ^a   Baker, Karen S ^b   Dierssen, Heidi M ^b   Stammerjohn, Sharon E ^b   Vernet, Maria ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 33745985112     PISSN: 00031569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icb/41.1.40     Document Type: Article

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