Large Yearly Production of Phytoplankton in the Western Bering Strait
Production in the western Bering Strait is estimated at 324 grams of carbon per square meter per year over 2.12 × 10 4 square kilometers. An ice-reduced growing season makes this large amount of primary production unexpected, but it is consistent with the area's large upper trophic level stocks...
Published in: | Science |
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Main Authors: | , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
1984
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.225.4667.1147 https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.225.4667.1147 |
Summary: | Production in the western Bering Strait is estimated at 324 grams of carbon per square meter per year over 2.12 × 10 4 square kilometers. An ice-reduced growing season makes this large amount of primary production unexpected, but it is consistent with the area's large upper trophic level stocks. The productivity is fueled by a cross-shelf flow of nutrient-rich water from the Bering Sea continental slope. This phytoplankton production system from June through September is analogous to a laboratory continuous culture. |
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