Near-field zooplankton, ice-face biota and proximal hydrography of free-drifting Antarctic icebergs

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 58, Issue 11-12, 2011, Pages 1457-1468

  Sherlock, R E ^a   Reisenbichler, K R ^a   Bush, S L ^a,b   Osborn, K J ^c   Robison, B H ^a  

^a MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ice; Iceberg; Plankton; ROV; Southern Ocean; Weddell Sea

Indexed keywords

ICEBERG; PLANKTON; ROV; SOUTHERN OCEAN; WEDDELL SEA;

CHLOROPHYLL; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS; OCEAN HABITATS; SURFACE WATERS;

SEA ICE;

BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL A; HYDROGRAPHY; ICE DRIFT; ICEBERG; REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLE; SURFACE WATER; VIDEOGRAPHY; ZOOPLANKTON;

ANTARCTICA; SOUTHERN OCEAN; WEDDELL SEA;

EID: 79955479537     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2010.11.025     Document Type: Article

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