Influence of a buoyant river plume on phytoplankton nutrient dynamics: What controls standing stocks and productivity?

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 114, Issue 7, 2009, Pages

  Kudela, Raphael M ^a   Peterson, Tawnya D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE CONTROL; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BIOMASS; NITRATES; NUTRIENTS; OCEANOGRAPHY; PHOSPHORUS; PRODUCTIVITY; RIVERS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

BIOMASS ACCUMULATION; CARBON-BASED; COASTAL OCEAN; COLUMBIA RIVER PLUME; DISPERSIVE EFFECTS; IRON-LIMITATION; LIMITING FACTORS; MESOSCALE; NEAR-FIELD; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PHYSIOLOGICAL CAPACITY; PHYTOPLANKTON BIOMASS; PHYTOPLANKTON COMMUNITY; RIVER PLUME; SHELF ECOSYSTEMS; SHORT TERM; SILICIC ACIDS; WASHINGTON;

PHYTOPLANKTON;

AMMONIUM; BIOMASS; BUOYANCY; COASTAL ZONE; GROWTH RATE; IRON; NITRATE; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RIVER PLUME; SILICIC ACID;

COLUMBIA RIVER; OREGON; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 77249130578     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JC004913     Document Type: Article

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