Decadal variability in chlorophyll and primary production off NW Spain.
Authors
Bode, A. (Antonio); Anadón, R.; Morán, X.A.G. (Xosé Ánxelu Gutiérrez); Nogueira, E. (Enrique); Teira, E.; Varela-Rodríguez, M. (Manuel)Editor's version
http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/cr/v48/n2-3/p293-305/Date
2011-08-30Type
articleKeywords
primary productionphytoplankton
plankton
upwelling
climate change
Galicia
Abstract
Long-term variability of phytoplankton biomass (chlorophyll a) and primary production
(carbon fixation) in relation to changes in climatic and oceanographic factors was analysed for
oceanic and shelf waters of the north and northwest Iberian Peninsula. Changes related to stratification
in the water column and upwelling intensity were specifically addressed. The time series include
measurements of primary production and biomass over 19 yr. Seasonally, the main mode of temporal
variability of the series is the occurrence of phytoplankton blooms during the winter-spring and summer-
autumn transition periods. On the northwestern coast (Galicia), the blooms are more frequent
and attain higher biomass and production values than on the northern coast (Mar Cantábrico) due to
the longer duration and higher intensity of upwelling in the former region. Even for the longest series
there is no significant long-term trend in biomass, but primary production increased in Galicia and
decreased ...
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