Biological processes in the water column of the South Atlantic Bight: Phytoplankton response: A three-year progress report
This project report consists of published and unpublished manuscripts which describe research studies initiated and completed during the past three years. Results of these and additional efforts, presently being prepared for submission to refereed journals, were presented at various scientific meetings. SPREX was an interdisciplinary study of the spring removal period when low salinity nearshore waters advect offshore in the region between Savannah and Cape Fear. Our objectives were to determine the fate of the relatively high concentrations of phytoplankton biomass within low salinity nearshore waters and to determine the effect of wind events on phytoplankton dynamics within the nearshore zone. All field studies are complete, and a workshop was held in March 1986 to provide a forum for all investigators to discuss and interpret the results. Several related studies on plankton dynamics in coastal and shelf waters are in progress. A new component, research on the abundance, distribution, and impact of protozoan grazers, was added to this project in 1986 to 1987. Data collection in the nearshore program (BIOTRANS) is nearing completion. Synthesis and analysis of data are in progress. Research on shelf processes includes two components: interdisciplinary shipboard efforts (FLEX) and studies of CZCS satellite imagery of chlorophyll distributions. 6 figs., 1 tab.
- Research Organization:
- Skidaway Inst. of Oceanography, Savannah, GA (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG09-85ER60353
- OSTI ID:
- 5605678
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/ER/60353-3; ON: DE88003848
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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FLUORESCENCE
SEASONAL VARIATIONS
PHYTOPLANKTON
PRODUCTIVITY
SOUTH ATLANTIC BIGHT
OCEANOGRAPHY
COASTAL REGIONS
CONTINENTAL SHELF
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
PROGRESS REPORT
REMOTE SENSING
WATER CURRENTS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
ATLANTIC OCEAN
CONTINENTAL MARGIN
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MASS TRANSFER
PLANKTON
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