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Bouvet Island: a stepping stone in the Southern Ocean?

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Acknowledgements

I would very much like to thank the Norwegian Government for kindly supporting our work and for the sampling permit at one of the last scientific “white gaps” within the Southern Ocean, which will definitely require much more scientific attention in the future. My thanks go to the Master of RV “Polarstern”, Udo Domke and his crew, for competent and friendly assistance on board. On behalf of all participants of the Bouvet campaign, I wish to express our gratitude to the German Science Foundation (DFG) and the German Ministry of Research (BMBF) for financing this research. Last but not least, this special volume would not have been possible without help and patience by the editors of Polar Biology, Prof. Dr. Gotthilf Hempel and his wife Dr. Irmtraud Hempel. Thank you again for this very constructive and well organised cooperation!

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Arntz, W.E. Bouvet Island: a stepping stone in the Southern Ocean?. Polar Biol 29, 81–82 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-005-0092-3

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