Environmental factors controlling the phytoplankton blooms at the Patagonia shelf-break in spring

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 55, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1150-1166

  Garcia, Virginia M T ^a   Garcia, Carlos A E ^a   Mata, Mauricio M ^a   Pollery, Ricardo C ^b   Piola, Alberto R ^c,d   Signorini, Sergio R ^e   McClain, Charles R ^e   Iglesias Rodriguez, M Débora ^f  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE SANTA ÚRSULA   (Brazil)

^c Servicio de Hidrografia Naval   (Argentina)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^e NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Malvinas Current; Nutrients; Patagonia shelf break; Phytoplankton bloom; Primary production

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING; ALGAE CONTROL; BIOMASS; OCEAN CURRENTS; PEST CONTROL; PHYTOPLANKTON; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; OCEAN COLOR SENSORS; PATAGONIA (CO); PHYTOPLANKTON BIOMASS; PHYTOPLANKTON BLOOMS; SHELF WATERS;

SPRINGS (COMPONENTS);

ALGAL BLOOM; BIOMASS; COCCOLITH; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEEDING GROUND; GRAZING PRESSURE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SHELF BREAK; SPAWNING GROUND; SPRING (SEASON);

ATLANTIC OCEAN; MALVINAS CURRENT; PATAGONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CEPHALOPODA; DINOPHYCEAE; HAPTOPHYCEAE;

EID: 48449105402     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2008.04.011     Document Type: Article

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