Ocean Ecosystem

The Southern Ocean is a highly productive ecosystem that supports large populations of whales, seals, birds and fish and plankton. It is also one of the largest marine ecosystems on earth, covering approximately 36 million km, bounded by the Antarctic Convergence to the north (Bathmann et al 2000).

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: In The Southern, Sam Taylor
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Subjects:
Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.580.6871
http://www.anta.canterbury.ac.nz/documents/GCAS electronic projects/Sam Taylor Review.pdf
Description
Summary:The Southern Ocean is a highly productive ecosystem that supports large populations of whales, seals, birds and fish and plankton. It is also one of the largest marine ecosystems on earth, covering approximately 36 million km, bounded by the Antarctic Convergence to the north (Bathmann et al 2000).