Epiphytic diatom communities of Terra Nova Bay, Ross Sea, Antarctica: Structural analysis and relations to algal host

Antarctic Science

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 501-513

  Majewska, Roksana ^a   Gambi, Maria Cristina ^b   Totti, Cecilia Maria ^c   De Stefano, Mario ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

biodiversity; macroalgae; marine diatoms; SEM

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COASTAL WATER; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DIATOM; EPIPHYTE; GROWTH FORM; HOST RANGE; MACROALGA; MICROALGA; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; ROSS SEA; SOUTHERN OCEAN; TERRA NOVA BAY;

EID: 84880355086     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: 13652079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954102012001101     Document Type: Article

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