MARINE SNOW IN ANTARCTIC COASTAL WATERS (17th Symposium on Polar Biology)

• Main Authors: / ワタナベ ケンタロウ, カワチ マサノブ, Harvey J. MARCHANT, Kentaro WATANABE, Masanobu KAWACHI
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: Proceeding 1996
• Subjects: Antarctic; Kita-no-seto; Syowa Station; Antarc*; Polar Biology; Proceedings of the NIPR Symposium on Polar Biology; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://nipr.repo.nii.ac.jp/?action=repository_uri&item_id=5305; http://id.nii.ac.jp/1291/00005305/; https://nipr.repo.nii.ac.jp/?action=repository_action_common_download&item_id=5305&item_no=1&attribute_id=18&file_no=1

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 activity. The...