Spring sea ice photosynthesis, primary productivity and biomass distribution in eastern Antarctica, 2002-2004

Marine Biology

Volumn 151, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 985-995

  McMinn, A ^a   Ryan, K G ^b   Ralph, P J ^c   Pankowski, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGA; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; ICE THICKNESS; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEA ICE; SHADE TOLERANCE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

ALGAE;

EID: 34248145456     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-006-0533-8     Document Type: Article

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