OCEANOGRAPHY Ocean eddies and plankton blooms

被引：15

作者：

Williams, Richard G. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Liverpool, Sch Environm Sci, Liverpool L69 3GP, Merseyside, England

来源：

NATURE GEOSCIENCE | 2011年 / 4卷 / 11期

关键词：

EDDY; CIRCULATION; NUTRIENTS; IMPACT;

D O I：

10.1038/ngeo1307

中图分类号：

P [天文学、地球科学];

学科分类号：

07 ;

摘要：

Phytoplankton form the base of the marine food web, but their growth in nutrient-depleted surface waters has remained a puzzle. Two complementary studies suggest that ocean eddies help to control phytoplankton growth and distribution in unexpected ways.

引用

页码：739 / 740

页数：2

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