Spatial distribution of phytoplankton productivity in the Amundsen Sea, Antarctica

Polar Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1721-1733

  Lee, Sang Heon ^a   Kim, Bo Kyung ^a   Yun, Mi Sun ^a   Joo, HuiTae ^a   Yang, Eun Jin ^b   Kim, Young Nam ^c   Shin, Hyoung Chul ^b   Lee, SangHoon ^b  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

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

^c Korea Marine Environment Management Corporation   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Amundsen Sea; Phytoplankton; Polynya; Primary productivity

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; CHLOROPHYLL A; GROWING SEASON; NITROGEN COMPOUND; PHYTOPLANKTON; POLYNYA; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

AMUNDSEN SEA; ROSS SEA; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 84867677948     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-012-1220-5     Document Type: Article

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