Spatial and temporal variability of ice algal production in a 3D ice-ocean model of the Hudson Bay, Hudson Strait and Foxe Basin system

Polar Research

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 353-378

  Sibert, Virginie ^a   Zakardjian, Bruno ^b   Saucier, François ^a   Gosselin, Michel ^a   Starr, Michel ^c   Senneville, Simon ^a  

^a INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE LA MER DE RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULON   (France)

^c MAURICE LAMONTAGNE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hudson Bay; Ice algae; Primary production; Regional ocean model; Sea ice

Indexed keywords

ALGA; GROWTH RATE; ICE-OCEAN INTERACTION; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PELAGIC ECOSYSTEM; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEA ICE;

CANADA; FOXE BASIN; HUDSON BAY; HUDSON STRAIT; NUNAVUT;

ALGAE;

EID: 78649592083     PISSN: 08000395     EISSN: 17518369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-8369.2010.00184.x     Document Type: Article

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