Particulate organic matter in shelf waters of Prinsesse Astrid Kyst, Antarctica

• Published in: Polar Record
• Main Authors: Dhargalkar, Vinod K., Bhosle, Narayan B.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1989
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Ecology; Geography, Planning and Development; Austral; Prinsesse Astrid Kyst; Antarc*; Antarctica; E. Antarctica; Ice Shelf; Polar Record
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400010846; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400010846

Abstract Particulate matter collected at a single station in waters off the ice shelf of Prinsesse Astrid Kyst (70°S, 11°E), Antarctica, during the austral summer January–February 1986 was analyzed for organic content. Phytoplankton biomass represented by chlorophyll α varied from 0.051 to 3.1 μg dm...