The effect of prolonged darkness on the growth, recovery and survival of Antarctic sea ice diatoms

Polar Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1019-1032

  Reeves, S ^a   McMinn, A ^a   Martin, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dark survival; Phytoplankton; Sea ice; Winter

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; ANNUAL CYCLE; CHLOROPHYLL A; CLIMATE CHANGE; DARK; DIATOM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROWTH RESPONSE; MICROALGA; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOPLANKTON; POLAR REGION; SEA ICE; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WINTER;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; ENTOMONEIS; FRAGILARIOPSIS CYLINDRUS; THALASSIOSIRA ANTARCTICA;

EID: 79957818306     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-011-0961-x     Document Type: Article

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