Ocean circulation off east Antarctica affects ecosystem structure and sea-ice extent.

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Title:	Ocean circulation off east Antarctica affects ecosystem structure and sea-ice extent.
Authors:	Nicol, Stephen, Pauly, Tim, Bindoff, Nathan L., Wright, Simon, Thiele, Deborah, Hosie, Graham W., Strutton, Peter G., Woehler, Eric
Source:	Nature. 8/3/2000, Vol. 406 Issue 6795, p504. 4p. 2 Diagrams, 1 Chart, 5 Graphs.
Subjects:	Sea ice, Ocean circulation, Biological productivity, Ecological research
Geographic Terms:	Antarctica
Abstract:	Examines the ecosystem structure and oceanography spanning the east Antarctic coastline in which there is a threefold variation in the extent of annual sea-ice cover. Effects of sea ice and ocean circulation on biological productivity; Finding of enhanced biological activity south of the southern boundary of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current rather than in association with it; Proposal that ocean circulation determines the sea-ice conditions and the level of biological productivity at all trophic levels.
Database:	Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection

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Abstract:	Examines the ecosystem structure and oceanography spanning the east Antarctic coastline in which there is a threefold variation in the extent of annual sea-ice cover. Effects of sea ice and ocean circulation on biological productivity; Finding of enhanced biological activity south of the southern boundary of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current rather than in association with it; Proposal that ocean circulation determines the sea-ice conditions and the level of biological productivity at all trophic levels.
ISSN:	00280836
DOI:	10.1038/35020053