Interrelationship between certain hydrographic features associated with currents and primary production. Annual progress report, August 1, 1975--July 31, 1976. [Phytoplankton growth]

Technical Report · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1976

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/7145082· OSTI ID:7145082

Yentsch, C. S.

The application of biochemical tests to implicate specific limiting factors has shown that for most of the growing season (spring through fall), nitrogen limits phytoplankton growth and more specifically controls the size of the blooms of phytoplankton in New England coastal waters. The seasonal sequence of phytoplankton appears to be a composite of two major blooms and numerous smaller outbursts of growth. The latter seem to be related to vertical turbulance which re-enriches the euphotic zone with nutrients. The cause or source of this turbulance is not clearly identified.

• Research Organization: Northeastern Research Foundation, Inc., West Boothbay Harbor, Maine (USA). Bigelow Lab. for Ocean Studies
• Sponsoring Organization: US Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA); USDOE Office of General Counsel (GC), Technology Transfer and Procurement (GC-60)
• OSTI ID: 7145082
• Report Number(s): COO-2538-15
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
ATLANTIC OCEAN
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
COASTAL WATERS
CRYOGENIC FLUIDS
ECOSYSTEMS
ELEMENTS
FLOWERS
FLUIDS
GROWTH
NITROGEN
NONMETALS
NUTRIENTS
PLANKTON
PLANT GROWTH
PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS
SEAS
SEASONAL VARIATIONS
SURFACE WATERS
TURBULENCE
VARIATIONS