Regenerated primary production dominates in a periodically upwelling shelf ecosystem, northeast New Zealand

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 32, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-21

  Bury, S J ^a   Zeldis, J R ^a   Nodder, S D ^a   Gall, M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

13C; 15N; Coastal upwelling shelf; F Ratio; Nitrogen uptake; Phytoplankton production

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PERIODICITY; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; REGENERATION; UPWELLING;

HAURAKI GULF; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND;

EID: 83555161723     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2011.09.008     Document Type: Article

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