Glacial meltwater dynamics in coastal waters west of the Antarctic peninsula

The annual advance and retreat of sea ice has been considered a major physical determinant of spatial and temporal changes in the structure of the Antarctic coastal marine ecosystem. However, the role of glacial meltwater on the hydrography of the Antarctic Peninsula ecosystem has been largely ignor...

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Published in:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Main Authors: Dierssen, Heidi M., Smith, Raymond C., Vernet, Maria
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: The National Academy of Sciences 2002
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Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC122272
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11830636
https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.032206999