The Marine Environment

The growth, distribution, and variability of phytoplankton populations in the North Atlantic are primarily controlled by the physical environment. This chapter provides an overview of the regional circulation of the North Atlantic, and an introduction to the key physical features and processes that...

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Main Authors: Holliday, N. Penny, Henson, Stephanie
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Published: Oxford University Press 2017
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North Atlantic
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199233267.003.0001
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spelling croxfordunivpr:10.1093/oso/9780199233267.003.0001 2023-05-15T17:28:30+02:00 The Marine Environment Holliday, N. Penny Henson, Stephanie 2017 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199233267.003.0001 unknown Oxford University Press Oxford Scholarship Online book 2017 croxfordunivpr https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199233267.003.0001 2022-08-05T10:28:28Z The growth, distribution, and variability of phytoplankton populations in the North Atlantic are primarily controlled by the physical environment. This chapter provides an overview of the regional circulation of the North Atlantic, and an introduction to the key physical features and processes that affect ecosystems, and especially plankton, via the availability of light and nutrients. There is a natural seasonal cycle in primary production driven by physical processes that determine the light and nutrient levels, but the pattern has strong regional variations. The variations are determined by persistent features on the basin scale (e.g. the main currents and mixed layer regimes of the subtropical and subpolar gyres), as well as transient mesoscale features such as eddies and meanders of fronts. Book North Atlantic Oxford University Press (via Crossref)
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description The growth, distribution, and variability of phytoplankton populations in the North Atlantic are primarily controlled by the physical environment. This chapter provides an overview of the regional circulation of the North Atlantic, and an introduction to the key physical features and processes that affect ecosystems, and especially plankton, via the availability of light and nutrients. There is a natural seasonal cycle in primary production driven by physical processes that determine the light and nutrient levels, but the pattern has strong regional variations. The variations are determined by persistent features on the basin scale (e.g. the main currents and mixed layer regimes of the subtropical and subpolar gyres), as well as transient mesoscale features such as eddies and meanders of fronts.
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