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...

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Published in:Limnology and Oceanography
Main Author: Horrigan, Sarah G.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1981
Subjects:
Aquatic Science
Oceanography
Antarc*
Antarctica
Ice Shelf
Ross Ice Shelf
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4319/lo.1981.26.2.0378
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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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