Acclimation of Antarctic bottom-ice algal communities to lowered salinities during melting

Polar Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 679-686

  Ryan, K G ^a   Ralph, P ^b   McMinn, A ^c  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; ALGAL COMMUNITY; ICE ALGA; MELTING; SALINITY; SEA ICE;

ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC; WORLD;

ALGAE; ENTOMONEIS; FRAGILARIOPSIS; FRAGILARIOPSIS CURTA;

EID: 8744255769     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-004-0636-y     Document Type: Article

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