TEN YEARS OF BIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF THE SOVIET ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION (1956-1966)

Abstract

The work was performed in accordance with a broad complex program designed for the study of plankton, bottom-dwelling invertebrates and fish of the continental shelf and of abysmal depths; collections and observations of birds, seals and cetatians, surface and fresh-water flora and fauna were carried out on a more limited scale; parasitological and microbiological investigations and determinations of diurnal production of organic matter on the basis of radioactive carbon were performed during some of the cruises.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 09, 1967
Accession Number
AD0660360

Entities

People

  • A. P. Andriyashev

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Animals
  • Antarctica
  • Continental Shelves
  • Deep Water
  • Depression
  • Families (Human)
  • Fish
  • Fresh Water
  • Invertebrates
  • Materials
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Plankton
  • Regions
  • Southern Ocean
  • Water

Readers

  • Marine Ecotoxicology
  • Polar and Arctic Studies
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.