1997-98 El Niño effects on the pelagic ecosystem of the California current off Baja California, Mexico

We analyze the plankton response to 1997-98 El Niño in the southern region (26-32°N) of the California Current, from four IMECOCAL cruises. Integrated chlorophyll a showed a moderate increase at the end of the ENSO, but chlorophyll in Vizcaino Bay remained fairly constant. The medians were higher th...

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Main Authors: Joaquín García-Cordova, Timothy Baumgartner, María R. González-Esparza, Luis C. Jiménez-Pérez, Gilberto Gaxiola-Castro, Bertha E. Lavaniegos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Geofísica 2003-07-01
Series:Geofísica Internacional
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Online Access:http://www.geofisica.unam.mx/unid_apoyo/editorial/publicaciones/investigacion/geofisica_internacional/anteriores/2003/03/lavaniegos.pdf