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The composition and depth distribution of particulate carbohydrates for 5 stations in the Bransfield Strait is discussed in relation to phytoplankton species composition. Glucose being the most prominent sugar at diatom dominated stations is reduced by 70% from the surface to 100 m depth whereas total carbohydrates show a 40% degradation. Values for a haptophyceae dominated station are 95 and 80%, respectively.
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Liebezeit, G. Particulate carbohydrates in relation to phytoplankton in the euphotic zone of the Bransfield Strait. Polar Biol 2, 225–228 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00263628
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