Low primary production in the Chukchi Sea shelf, 2009

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 76, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-11

  Yun, Mi Sun ^a   Whitledge, Terry E ^b   Kong, Mike ^b   Lee, Sang H ^a  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Anadyr water; Chlorophyll a; Chukchi sea shelf; Phytoplankton; Primary production

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON ISOTOPE; CHLOROPHYLL A; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NITRATE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

ARCTIC OCEAN; CHUKCHI SEA; SIBERIA;

EID: 84892961267     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2014.01.001     Document Type: Article

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