Marine snow in Antarctic coastal waters

• Main Authors: Harvey J. Marchant, Kentaro Watanabe, Masanobu Kawachi
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1996
• Subjects: Antarctic; Kita-no-seto; Syowa Station; Antarc*; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.531.5752; http://polaris.nipr.ac.jp/~penguin/polarbiosci/issues/pdf/1996-Marchant.pdf

Abstract: Fragile macroscopic aggregates consisting of a matrix of non-living organic material and inhabited by prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms have been reported from many areas of the world's oceans. These aggregates, referred to as marine snow, are sites of enhanced biological acti...