The contribution of the deep chlorophyll maximum to primary production in a seasonally stratified shelf sea, the North Sea

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 113, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 153-166

  Fernand, Liam ^a   Weston, Keith ^a   Morris, Tom ^b   Greenwood, Naomi ^a   Brown, Juan ^c   Jickells, Tim ^d  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^b Emu Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deep chlorophyll maximum; North Sea; Primary productivity; Towed undulator

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; DATA ACQUISITION; ESTIMATION METHOD; FLUOROMETRY; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SHELF SEA; SUMMER; THERMOCLINE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; DOGGER BANK; NORTH SEA;

EID: 84876293093     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-013-9831-7     Document Type: Article

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