Diatoms as Hydrographic Tracers: Example from Bering Sea Sediments

Variations in the distribution of diatom species in surface sediments mirror distinct hydrographic regimes on the Bering shelf. Spring salinity fronts divide the water column into four zones with different vertical structures and different productivity patterns. Four assemblages of diatoms can be di...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Science
Main Author: Sancetta, Constance
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 1981
Subjects:
Bering Sea
Bering Shelf
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.211.4479.279
https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.211.4479.279
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Summary:Variations in the distribution of diatom species in surface sediments mirror distinct hydrographic regimes on the Bering shelf. Spring salinity fronts divide the water column into four zones with different vertical structures and different productivity patterns. Four assemblages of diatoms can be distinguished in sediments underlying the zones.

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