Modeling the timing of spring phytoplankton bloom and biological production of the Gulf of St. Lawrence (Canada): Effects of colored dissolved organic matter and temperature

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 30, Issue 19, 2010, Pages 2027-2042

  Mei, Zhi Ping ^a   Saucier, François J ^a   Le Fouest, Vincent ^b   Zakardjian, Bruno ^c   Sennville, Simon ^a   Xie, Huixiang ^a   Starr, Michel ^d  

^a INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE LA MER DE RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

^b LABORATOIRE D OCÉANOGRAPHIE DE VILLEFRANCHE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULON   (France)

^d MAURICE LAMONTAGNE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biological production; CDOM; Gulf of St. Lawrence; Marine ecosystem model; Phytoplankton bloom; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; FRESHWATER INPUT; GROWTH RATE; LIGHT ATTENUATION; OCEAN COLOR; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEASONALITY; WATER TEMPERATURE; ZOOPLANKTON;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANADA; GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE;

ALGAE;

EID: 78649449259     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2010.10.003     Document Type: Article

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