The central California Current transition zone: A broad region exhibiting evidence for iron limitation

Progress in Oceanography

Volumn 120, Issue , 2014, Pages 370-382

  Biller, Dondra V ^a   Bruland, Kenneth W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC BOUNDARY LAYERS; CHLOROPHYLL CONCENTRATION; CONTINENTAL SHELF SEDIMENTS; CONTINENTAL SHELVES; NITRATE CONCENTRATION; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATIONS; OLIGOTROPHIC WATERS; SPECIFIC GROWTH RATE;

CHLOROPHYLL; COASTAL ENGINEERING; MIXING; NUTRIENTS; SEDIMENTS; BOUNDARY LAYERS;

SALINE WATER;

BOTTOM-UP CONTROL; CHLOROPHYLL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONTINENTAL SHELF; DIATOM; GROWTH RATE; IRON; MESOSCALE EDDY; NITRATE; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; TRANSECT; TRANSITION ZONE; UPWELLING; VERTICAL MIXING; VERTICAL PROFILE; BENTHIC BOUNDARY LAYER; ISOPYCNAL LAYER; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS;

CALIFORNIA CURRENT; PACIFIC OCEAN; CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 84890996122     PISSN: 00796611     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pocean.2013.11.002     Document Type: Article

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