Primary production under the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica1
Primary production, defined as fixation of [ 14 C]bicarbonate, occurs in the waters under the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica. About 1.5 g C·m −2 is fixed annually. This amount is sufficient to support the observed macrofaunal population and may be due to the activity of chemoautotrophic nitrifying bacte...
Published in: | Limnology and Oceanography |
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Language: | English |
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Wiley
1981
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.4319/lo.1981.26.2.0378 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.4319%2Flo.1981.26.2.0378 https://aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.4319/lo.1981.26.2.0378 |
Summary: | Primary production, defined as fixation of [ 14 C]bicarbonate, occurs in the waters under the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica. About 1.5 g C·m −2 is fixed annually. This amount is sufficient to support the observed macrofaunal population and may be due to the activity of chemoautotrophic nitrifying bacteria. |
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