Intense stratification leads to phytoplankton nutrient limitation and reduced microzooplankton grazing in the southeastern Bering Sea

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 55, Issue 16-17, 2008, Pages 1761-1774

  Strom, Suzanne L ^a   Fredrickson, Kerri A ^a  

^a WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abundance; Alaska; Bering Sea; Grazing; Microzooplankton; Nutrient limitation; Phytoplankton growth; Pribilof Islands; Stratification; USA

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING; ALGAE CONTROL; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEAWATER;

ABUNDANCE; ALASKA; BERING SEA; DILUTION TECHNIQUE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONING; GRAZING; MICROZOOPLANKTON; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; NUTRIENT LIMITATIONS; PHYTOPLANKTON GROWTH; PRIBILOF ISLANDS; STRATIFICATION; SUBARCTIC PACIFIC; USA;

PEST CONTROL;

ABUNDANCE; ANNUAL VARIATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GRAZING; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEAWATER; STRATIFICATION; TROPHIC LEVEL; ZOOPLANKTON;

ALASKA; BERING SEA; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PRIBILOF ISLANDS; UNITED STATES;

AVES; CILIOPHORA; DINOPHYCEAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 52049122352     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2008.04.008     Document Type: Article

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