Temporal variations in the abundance and sinking flux of diatoms under fast ice in summer near Syowa Station, East Antarctica

Polar Science

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 33-40

  Ichinomiya, Mutsuo ^a   Gomi, Yasushi ^b   Nakamachi, Miwa ^c   Honda, Masaki ^d   Fukuchi, Mitsuo ^b   Taniguchi, Akira ^e  

^a Kamiikedai   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF POLAR RESEARCH   (Japan)

^c FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

^d CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY   (Japan)

^e TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Diatom assemblage; Fast ice; Sinking characteristics

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ALGA; BENTHOS; CARBON FLUX; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DIATOM; PLANKTON; SEA ICE; SEDIMENTATION; SUMMER; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; SYOWA STATION;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; FRAGILARIOPSIS KERGUELENSIS; POROSIRA PSEUDODENTICULATA; PSEUDO-NITZSCHIA TURGIDULOIDES; THALASSIOSIRA;

EID: 43449087615     PISSN: 18739652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polar.2008.01.001     Document Type: Article

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