Biomass, composition and activity of organism assemblages along a salinity gradient in sea ice subjected to river discharge in the Baltic Sea

Polar Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 183-197

  Kaartokallio, Hermanni ^a   Kuosa, Harri ^b   Thomas, David N ^c   Granskog, Mats A ^d,e   Kivi, Kai ^b  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LAPLAND   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGA; BACTERIUM; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; PROTOZOAN; RIVER DISCHARGE; SALINITY; SEA ICE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA; EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROTOZOA; ROTIFERA;

EID: 33845599583     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-006-0172-z     Document Type: Article

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