TY - JOUR N2 - Net phytoplankton was studied in 10 stations situated west of Elephant Island along three transects located in the Scotia Front zone and in 2 stations situated in the eastern Bransfield Strait. Altogether 70 algal taxa were identified. Phytoplankton density and seston biomass were the highest in stations neighbouring the Scotia Front from the south. In the Scotia Front region Corethron criophilum was a dominant species. Phytoplankton community of the region is rather uniform, however the closer comparison of the phytoplankton species composition allowed to distinguish 4 stations groups. This division is concordant with the hydrological one. A different phytoplankton community was recorded in the eastern part of the Bransfield Strait. L1 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/111263/PDF/1988_2-3_243-264.pdf L2 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/111263 PY - 1988 IS - No 2-3 EP - 264 KW - Antarctic KW - Scotia Front KW - distribution of diatoms KW - BIOMASS III A1 - Ligowski, Ryszard PB - Polish Academy of Sciences PB - Committee on Polar Research VL - vol. 9 DA - 1988 T1 - Distribution of net phytoplankton in the Scotia Front west of Elephant Island (BIOMASS III, October-November 1986) SP - 243 UR - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/111263 T2 - Polish Polar Research ER -