Comparison of bottom sea-ice algal characteristics from coastal and offshore regions in the Arctic Ocean

Polar Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1331-1337

  Lee, Sang H ^a   Jin, Meibing ^b   Whitledge, Terry E ^b  

^a Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic Ocean; Barrow; Chl a; Ice algae; Inorganic nutrients; Landfast sea ice

Indexed keywords

ALGA; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CHLOROPHYLL A; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ICE CORE; LIGHT ATTENUATION; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; SEA ICE;

ALASKA; ARCTIC OCEAN; BARROW; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE;

EID: 84755161031     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-010-0820-1     Document Type: Article

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