The making of a productivity hotspot in the coastal ocean.

BACKGROUND: Highly productive hotspots in the ocean often occur where complex physical forcing mechanisms lead to aggregation of primary and secondary producers. Understanding how hotspots persist, however, requires combining knowledge of the spatio-temporal linkages between geomorphology, physical...

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Main Authors: Dana K Wingfield, S Hoyt Peckham, David G Foley, Daniel M Palacios, Bertha E Lavaniegos, Reginaldo Durazo, Wallace J Nichols, Donald A Croll, Steven J Bograd
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3221696?pdf=render