New production in the equatorial Pacific: A comparison of field data with estimates derived from empirical and theoretical models

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 205-211

  Laws, Edward A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Ef ratio; Equatorial Pacific; Mathematical models; New production; Nitrate; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITRATES; PRODUCTION; WATER;

EMPIRICAL MODELS; HERBIVORE GRAZING;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

ECOLOGICAL MODELING; GRAZING; NITRATE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; UPWELLING;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (EQUATORIAL);

EID: 1642485791     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2003.10.003     Document Type: Article

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