Long-Term Variations in Chlorophyll a and Primary Productivity in Jiaozhou Bay, China

Based on long-term data of measurements of nutrient and chlorophyll a concentrations as well as estimates of primary production, the response of phytoplankton to nutrient enrichment was evaluated in the highly urbanized Jiaozhou Bay. Results showed that phytoplankton biomass, as indicated by chlorop...

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Main Authors: Baodong Wang, Zongling Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Marine Biology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/594684