Silicate:nitrate ratios of upwelled waters control the phytoplankton community sustained by mesoscale eddies in sub-tropical North Atlantic and Pacific
Mesoscale eddies in sub-tropical gyres physically perturb the water column and can introduce macronutrients to the euphotic zone, stimulating a biological response in which phytoplankton communities can become dominated by large phytoplankton. Mesoscale eddies may therefore be important in driving e...
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Copernicus Publications
2011-03-01
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| Series: | Biogeosciences |
| Online Access: | http://www.biogeosciences.net/8/657/2011/bg-8-657-2011.pdf |