Controls on Nutrient Limitation in the Coastal Ocean: Verification of Seasonal Phosphorus Limitation on the Eel River Shelf
Abstract
My long term goal is to identify the processes which control the supply of bioavailable nutrients to the coastal ocean and to evaluate controls on nutrient limitation of biological productivity in the coastal ocean. Of particular interest to me is the possibility that nutrients other than nitrogen can limit biological productivity, and understanding the conditions which favor limitation by phosphorus. The main objective of this work is to return to the Eel River Shelf to replicate the seasonal cruises of 1996-1997 to study the limiting nutrient dynamics of this coastal system. Results of the 1996-1997 seasonal study suggest that nutrient limitation shifted from N-limitation in spring to P-limitation in summer. I wished to document whether this is a recurring phenomenon, or whether it was an anomalous finding, but returning to the field area and replicating the earlier study.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 30, 1998
- Accession Number
- ADA536187
Entities
People
- Kathleen C. Ruttenberg
Organizations
- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution