Response patterns of phytoplankton growth to variations in resuspension in the German Bight revealed by daily MERIS data in 2003 and 2004

Chlorophyll (chl a) concentration in coastal seas exhibits variability on various spatial and temporal scales. Resuspension of particulate matter can somewhat limit algal growth, but can also enhance productivity because of the intrusion of nutrient-rich pore water from sediments or bottom water lay...

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Main Authors: Jian Su, Tian Tian, Hajo Krasemann, Markus Schartau, Kai Wirtz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-10-01
Series:Oceanologia
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S007832341500086X