Event NameUniversity of Canterbury Marine Research| Icehole Plankton Programme| 1971-1972AbstractThe aim of this programme was to describe the changing planktonic situation ubder the 'sea-ice' off the edge of the permanent ice-shelf in the central McMurdo Sound area. It is intended that these cahnges be considered within the cotext of an 'ecological matrix' over the austral summer. The sampling consisted of weekly monitoring of the following: temperature| salinity| nutrient levels| chlorophyll| phytoplankton numbers| zooplankton biomass and zooplankton numbers.PersonnelT CarryerG FenwickD BamfordLocationsCape HallettScott BaseGeolocation[1] Position[2] PositionSeason1971-1972