Microphytobenthic biomass along gradients of physical conditions in Arctic Kongsfjorden, Svalbard

Botanica Marina

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 573-583

  Woelfel, Jana ^a   Schumann, Rhena ^a   Leopold, Peter ^a   Wiencke, Christian ^b   Karsten, Ulf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

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

Author keywords

Benthic diatoms; Chlorophyll a; Nutrients; Polar microphytobenthos; Standing stock

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL A; DIATOM; HYDRODYNAMICS; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MICROALGA; PHYTOBENTHOS; PHYTOPLANKTON; SALINITY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WATER DEPTH;

ARCTIC; KONGSFJORDEN; SPITSBERGEN; SVALBARD; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 71849113616     PISSN: 00068055     EISSN: 14374323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/BOT.2009.075     Document Type: Article

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