Summer diatom blooms in the North Pacific subtropical gyre: 2008-2009.

The summertime North Pacific subtropical gyre has widespread phytoplankton blooms between Hawaii and the subtropical front (∼30°N) that appear as chlorophyll (chl) increases in satellite ocean color data. Nitrogen-fixing diatom symbioses (diatom-diazotroph associations: DDAs) often increase 10(2)-10...

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Main Authors: Tracy A Villareal, Colbi G Brown, Mark A Brzezinski, Jeffrey W Krause, Cara Wilson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3320889?pdf=render