Inter-shelf nutrient transport from the East China Sea as a major nutrient source supporting winter primary production on the northeast South China Sea shelf
The East China Sea (ECS) and the South China Sea (SCS) are two major marginal seas of the North Pacific with distinct seasonal variations of primary productivity. Based upon field observations covering both the ECS and the northern SCS (NSCS) during December 2008–January 2009, we examined southward...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2013-12-01
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Series: | Biogeosciences |
Online Access: | http://www.biogeosciences.net/10/8159/2013/bg-10-8159-2013.pdf |