Phytoplankton composition and abundance in relation to free-floating Antarctic icebergs

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 58, Issue 11-12, 2011, Pages 1436-1450

  Cefarelli, Adrián O ^a   Vernet, María ^b   Ferrario, Martha E ^a,c  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS NATURALES Y MUSEO   (Argentina)

^b INTEGRATIVE OCEANOGRAPHY DIVISION   (United States)

^c Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Diatoms; Iceberg; Meltwater; Phytoplankton

Indexed keywords

ANTARCTICA; CONTROL AREA; CONTROL SITES; DIATOMS; ICEBERG; LOW MEAN TEMPERATURE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MELTWATER; MIXED LAYER; PHYTOPLANKTON BIOMASS; PHYTOPLANKTON COMMUNITY; PHYTOPLANKTON COMPOSITION; POSITIVE EFFECTS; SPECIES ABUNDANCE; SUMMER MONTHS; WEDDELL SEA;

ALGAE CONTROL; ECOSYSTEMS; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEAWATER;

SEA ICE;

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DIATOM; GROWTH RATE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; ICEBERG; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MELTWATER; PHYTOPLANKTON; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; TAXONOMY; ZOOPLANKTON;

ANTARCTICA; SOUTHERN OCEAN; WEDDELL SEA;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; COCCIDAE; FRAGILARIOPSIS CYLINDRUS; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES);

EID: 79955481941     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2010.11.023     Document Type: Article

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