Siliceous plankton dominate primary and new productivity during the onset of El Niño conditions in the Santa Barbara Basin, California

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 42, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 127-143

  Shipe, Rebecca F ^a   Brzezinski, Mark A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

California; Diatoms; El Ni o; New production; Nitrate uptake; Primary production; Santa Barbara Basin; Silica production Regional terms; USA

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON; SILICA;

BOUNDARY CURRENTS;

MARINE APPLICATIONS;

EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; INORGANIC CARBON; NITRATE; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SILICIC ACID;

CALIFORNIA; SANTA BARBARA BASIN; UNITED STATES;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 0042786634     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-7963(03)00071-X     Document Type: Article

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