Biological oceanography, biogeochemical cycles, and pelagic ecosystem functioning of the east-central South Pacific Gyre: focus on Easter Island and Salas y Gómez Island

Biological oceanography, biogeochemical cycles, and pelagic ecosystem functioning of the east-central South Pacific Gyre: focus on Easter Island and Salas y Gómez Island

The Exclusive Economic Zone of Chile defined by Easter Island and Salas y Gómez Island is in the South Pacific Sub-tropical Gyre (SPSG), putting it at the center of the most oligotrophic and biomass poor waters in the world. Only 10 biological oceanographic expeditions have entered this zone in 105...

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Main Authors: Peter von Dassow, Silvana Collado-Fabbri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escuela de Ciencias del Mar, Facultad de Recursos Naturales, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso 2014-10-01
Series:Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research
Subjects:
Isla de Pascua
Isla Salas y Gómez
oceanografía
comunidad planctónica
función biogeoquímica
ecosistema pelágico
Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-560X2014000400004&lng=en&tlng=en

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