Joint effect of freshwater plume and coastal upwelling on phytoplankton growth off the Changjiang River

The Changjiang (Yangtze) River discharges vast amount of unbalanced nutrients (dissolved inorganic nitrogen and phosphorus with N / P ratio > 80 in general) into the East China Sea in summer. To study nutrient dynamics and P-stress potential for phytoplankton, a cruise was conducted in the Changj...

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Main Authors: Y.-F. Tseng, J. Lin, M. Dai, S.-J. Kao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:http://www.biogeosciences.net/11/409/2014/bg-11-409-2014.pdf