Dissolved organic matter characterisation and temporal trends in Terra Nova Bay (Ross Sea, Antarctica)

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 405-414

  Misic, Cristina ^a   Castellano, Michela ^a   Ruggieri, Nicoletta ^a   Povero, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

abiotic degradation; Antarctica; bacterial degradation; coastal zone; dissolved organic matter; trophic value

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; CHLOROPHYLL A; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; FLUORESCENCE; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHYTOPLANKTON; PROTEIN; SEAWATER; WATER COLUMN;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; ROSS SEA; SOUTHERN OCEAN; TERRA NOVA BAY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33749993186     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2006.06.024     Document Type: Article

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