Pigments in sediments beneath recently collapsed ice shelves: The case of Larsen A and B shelves, Antarctic Peninsula

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 94-102

  Sane E ^a   Isla, E ^a   Gremare A ^b   Gutt, J ^c   Vetion G ^d   DeMaster, D J ^e  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITÉ BORDEAUX 1   (France)

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

^d LABORATOIRE ARAGO   (France)

^e NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antarctic Peninsula; Chlorophyll; Climate change; Sediment

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHLOROPHYLL; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEGRADATION; DIATOM; ICE SHELF; LEAD ISOTOPE; MARINE SEDIMENT; SEAFLOOR; SEDIMENT CORE;

ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; ANTARCTICA; LARSEN ICE SHELF; WEST ANTARCTICA;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 78650846537     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2010.07.005     Document Type: Article

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