Quantitative Distribution of Net Phytoplankton in Great Wall Bay, Antarctica

• Main Authors: Ruixiang, Li, Jianluan, Yu, Peiding, Lu
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Polar Research Institute of China - PRIC 1993
• Subjects: Wall Bay; Advances in Polar Science; Antarc*; Antarctica; Polar Science
• Online Access: http://library.arcticportal.org/2060/; http://library.arcticportal.org/2060/1/A199301005.pdf

Samples of phytoplankton were obtained in February, 1985, in Great Wall Bay, Antarctica. Among the 31 species of phytoplankton identified, the cold - water species rank highest in proportion. The cell number of phytoplankton averaged 162.5 x 10(4) cells/m(3) in the bay. The most dominant species are...