TY - CHAP
T1 - Biological consequences of tidal stirring gradients in the North Sea
AU - Tett, P. B.
N1 - © 1994 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht
PY - 1994/11/2
Y1 - 1994/11/2
N2 - Tidal stirring gradients, interacting with seasonal variation in photosynthetically active radiation, sea-surface heating, and wind stirring, are proposed as the most important controls on plankton in the southern North Sea. The hypothesis, in the form of a numerical model, is tested against observations during 1988/89 of seasonal cycles and spatial variations in phyto- and zooplankton. The importance of the tidal mixing front, and the effects of residual circulation and nutrient-rich river discharges, are discussed, and estimates given of microplankton community production and its fate. -Authors
AB - Tidal stirring gradients, interacting with seasonal variation in photosynthetically active radiation, sea-surface heating, and wind stirring, are proposed as the most important controls on plankton in the southern North Sea. The hypothesis, in the form of a numerical model, is tested against observations during 1988/89 of seasonal cycles and spatial variations in phyto- and zooplankton. The importance of the tidal mixing front, and the effects of residual circulation and nutrient-rich river discharges, are discussed, and estimates given of microplankton community production and its fate. -Authors
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U2 - 10.1007/978-94-011-1236-9_9
DO - 10.1007/978-94-011-1236-9_9
M3 - Chapter (peer-reviewed)
AN - SCOPUS:0028197784
SN - 978-94-010-4540-7
SP - 115
EP - 130
BT - Understanding the North Sea System
PB - Springer
ER -