Nutrient and phytoplankton dynamics off the west coast of Vancouver Island during the 1997/98 ENSO event

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 56, Issue 24, 2009, Pages 2487-2502

  Harris, Shannon L ^a   Varela, Diana E ^b   Whitney, Frank W ^c   Harrison, Paul J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Canada)

^d HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

British Columbia; Chlorophyll; ENSO; Nutrients; Primary productivity; Vancouver Island

Indexed keywords

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CARBON BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL A; CHLOROPHYLL CONCENTRATION; COASTAL WATERS; CONTINENTAL SHELVES; DISSOLVED NITROGEN; ENSO EVENTS; GROWING SEASON; MIXED LAYER; PHYTOPLANKTON BIOMASS; PHYTOPLANKTON DYNAMICS; PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY; PSEUDO-NITZSCHIA; SHARP CONTRAST; SILICIC ACIDS; SUMMER UPWELLING; TOTAL CHLOROPHYLL; TROPICAL WATERS; WARM WATER; WEST COAST;

ALGAE CONTROL; BIOMASS; BLOOMS (METAL); CHLOROPHYLL; DISSOLUTION; LANDFORMS; NUTRIENTS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PORPHYRINS; PRODUCTIVITY;

PHYTOPLANKTON;

CHLOROPHYLL; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DIATOM; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; GLOBEC PROJECT; NUTRIENT CYCLING; OUTFLOW; PHYTOMASS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; THERMOCLINE; UPWELLING;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT; NORTH AMERICA; VANCOUVER ISLAND;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHAETOCEROS DEBILIS; LEPTOCYLINDRUS DANICUS; PSEUDO-NITZSCHIA;

EID: 71749119342     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2009.02.009     Document Type: Article

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