Nutrients and phytoplankton biomass distribution and activity at the Barents Sea Polar Front during summer near Hopen and Storbanken

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 130, Issue , 2014, Pages 181-192

  Erga, Svein Rune ^a   Ssebiyonga, Nicolausi ^a   Hamre, Børge ^a   Frette, Øyvind ^a   Rey, Francisco ^b   Drinkwater, Ken ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c BJERKNES CENTRE FOR CLIMATE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Barents Sea; Hydrography; Nutrients; Phytoplankton distribution; Polar Front; Production; Spitsbergenbanken; Storbanken

Indexed keywords

BARENTS SEA; HYDROGRAPHY; PHYTOPLANKTON DISTRIBUTIONS; POLAR FRONT; SPITSBERGENBANKEN; STORBANKEN;

BIOMASS; HYDROLOGY; NAVIGATION; OCEAN CURRENTS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRODUCTION; RESERVOIRS (WATER);

NUTRIENTS;

BIOMASS; COCCOLITH; GROWING SEASON; HYDROGRAPHY; NITRATE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHYTOPLANKTON; POLAR FRONT; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PYCNOCLINE; SUMMER; TIDAL CURRENT; TURBULENT MIXING;

ARCTIC; ARCTIC OCEAN; BARENTS SEA; HOPEN; STORBANKEN; SVALBARD; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN;

EMILIANIA HUXLEYI; HAPTOPHYCEAE; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); VINDULA ARSINOE;

EID: 84889072261     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2012.12.008     Document Type: Article

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