Nutrient dynamics in the western Canadian Arctic. I. New production in spring inferred from nutrient draw-down in the Cape Bathurst Polynya

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 484, Issue , 2013, Pages 33-45

  Simpson, Kyle G ^a,b   Tremblay, Jean Éric ^a,c   Price, Neil M ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amundsen Gulf; Arctic Ocean; New production; Nitrate; Nutrient consumption; Phosphate; Phytoplankton production; Polynya; Silicate

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ESTIMATION METHOD; ICE RETREAT; NUMERICAL MODEL; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; POLYNYA; SPRING (SEASON);

ARCTIC OCEAN; CANADA;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 84879359050     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps10275     Document Type: Article

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