The limnology and biology of the Dufek Massif, Transantarctic Mountains 82° South

Polar Science

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 197-214

  Hodgson, Dominic A ^a   Convey, Peter ^a   Verleyen, Elie ^b   Vyverman, Wim ^b   McInnes, Sandra J ^a   Sands, Chester J ^a   Fernández Carazo, Rafael ^c   Wilmotte, Annick ^c   De Wever, Aaike ^b   Peeters, Karolien ^d   Tavernier, Ines ^b   Willems, Anne ^d  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIUM; DIATOM; FLORISTICS; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; GREEN ALGA; LICHEN; LIMNOLOGY; MOSS; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ANTARCTICA; DUFEK MASSIF; EAST ANTARCTICA;

ACUTUNCUS ANTARCTICUS; ARTHROPODA; BACILLARIOPHYTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BDELLOIDA; BRYOPHYTA; CERCOZOA; CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; DIPHASCON; ECHINISCUS; METAZOA; NEMATODA; ROTIFERA; TARDIGRADA;

EID: 77956441409     PISSN: 18739652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polar.2010.04.003     Document Type: Article

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