Dynamics of plankton growth in the Barents Sea: model studies

• Published in: Polar Research
• Main Authors: Slagstad, Dag, Støle-Hansen, Kjell
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 1991
• Subjects: Arctic; Barents Sea; Tromsøflaket; Western Entrance; Phytoplankton; Polar Research
• Online Access: https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2307; https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v10i1.6736

1-D and 3-D models of plankton production in the Barents Sea are described and a few simulations presented. The 1-D model has two compartments for phytoplankton (diatoms and P. pouchelii), three for limiting nutrients (nitrate, ammonia and silicic acid), and one compartment called “sinking phytoplan...