An introduction to EASIZ (Ecology of the Antarctic Sea Ice Zone): An integrated programme of water column, benthos and bentho-pelagic coupling in the coastal environment of Antarctica

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 53, Issue 8-10, 2006, Pages 803-814

  Clarke, Andrew ^a   Arntz, Wolf E ^b  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Benthos; Evolution; Flux; Ice; Oceanography

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; ICE; MARINE BIOLOGY; OCEANOGRAPHY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADAPTATION; BENTHOS; EVOLUTION; FLUX;

ECOLOGY;

BENTHIC-PELAGIC COUPLING; BENTHOS; COASTAL ZONE; CONTINENTAL SHELF; INTEGRATED APPROACH; POPULATION DYNAMICS; WATER COLUMN;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 33746790617     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2006.05.001     Document Type: Article

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