Holocene changes in Proboscia diatom productivity in shelf waters of the north-western Antarctic Peninsula

Antarctic Science

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-10

  Willmott, V ^a   Rampen, S W ^a   Domack, E ^b   Canals, M ^c   Sinninghe Damst, J S ^a   Schouten, S ^a  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b HAMILTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biogeochemistry; Lipids; Southern Ocean; UCDW; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOMARKER; CYCLONE; DIATOM; LIPID; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RECONSTRUCTION; UPWELLING;

ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; ANTARCTICA; WEST ANTARCTICA;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; PROBOSCIA;

EID: 76849106973     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: 13652079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095410200999037X     Document Type: Article

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