Seasonal patterns in Arctic planktonic metabolism (Fram Strait - Svalbard region)

Biogeosciences

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1451-1469

  Vaquer Sunyer, R ^a   Duarte, C M ^b,c   Regaudie De Gioux, A ^b   Holding, J ^b   Garcia Corral L S ^b   Reigstad, M ^d   Wassmann, P ^d  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HETEROGENEITY; METABOLISM; PLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RESPIRATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ARCTIC; ARCTIC OCEAN; FRAM STRAIT;

EID: 84900635481     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-10-1451-2013     Document Type: Article

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