Abstract

Primary production, defined as fixation of [14C]bicarbonate, occurs in the waters under the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica. About 1.5 g C·m−2 is fixed annually. This amount is sufficient to support the observed macrofaunal population and may be due to the activity of chemoautotrophic nitrifying bacteria.

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