Transient pulses of primary production generated by undulatory processes in the western sector of the Strait of Gibraltar

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 25-36

  Bartual, A ^a,b   Macias D ^c,e   Gutierrez Rodriguez, A ^d   Garcia C M ^b,e   Echevarria F ^b,e  

^a Centro Andaluz de Ciencia y Tecnología Marina CACYTMAR   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS MARINAS DE ANDALUCÍA   (Spain)

^d INTEGRATIVE OCEANOGRAPHY DIVISION   (United States)

^e CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fast repetition fluorometry; Internal bores; Primary production; Spain; Strait of Gibraltar; Tidal effects

Indexed keywords

FAST REPETITION FLUOROMETRY; INTERNAL BORES; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SPAIN; STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR; TIDAL EFFECTS;

ALGAE CONTROL; CHLOROPHYLL; FLUOROMETERS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; PHYTOPLANKTON;

TIDES;

CHLOROPHYLL; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DIURNAL VARIATION; FLUORESCENCE; FLUOROMETRY; INTERNAL WAVE; LIGHT EFFECT; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHOTIC ZONE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RESOLUTION; SALINITY; SURFACE WATER; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TIDAL CYCLE; WATER DEPTH; WATER MASS;

STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR;

EID: 79954612146     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2011.02.021     Document Type: Article

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