Dinoflagellates in a fast-ice covered inlet of the Riiser-Larsen Ice Shelf (Weddell Sea)

Polar Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1331-1343

  Pieńkowski, Anna Jadwiga ^a,d   Marret, Fabienne ^b   Thomas, David N ^a   Scourse, James D ^a   Dieckmann, Gerhard S ^c  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

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

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Dinoflagellates; Protozooplankton; Sediment trap; Southern Ocean; Thecates

Indexed keywords

DINOFLAGELLATE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HETEROTROPHY; ICE COVER; ICE SHELF; NEW TAXON; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SEDIMENT TRAP; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; WATER COLUMN; ZOOPLANKTON;

SOUTHERN OCEAN; WEDDELL SEA;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; DINOPHYCEAE; DINOPHYSIS; PREPERIDINIUM; PROTOPERIDINIUM; PROTOPERIDINIUM ANTARCTICUM;

EID: 70350164378     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-009-0630-5     Document Type: Article

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