Controls on Bioavailability of Phosphorous in the Coastal Ocean: A Coupled Geochemical and Enzymatic Approach
Abstract
LONG-TERM GOALS: The long-term goals are to assess controls on nutrient limitation of biological productivity in the coastal ocean, to identify those processes which control supply of bioavailable nutrients to the coastal ocean, and to critically examine which nutrient(s) limit biological productivity in the coastal ocean. OBJECTIVES: Specific objectives this year were to (1) complete the summer and winter cruises to the Eel River Shelf plus the coupled river sampling component, (2) process water column samples taken during the helicopter rapid-response sampling immediately after the December 1996 flood of the Eel River, (3) work toward completion of analyses of field samples, (4) finalize work on method development for Dissolved Organic Phosphorus (DOP) and Alkaline Phosphatase (APase) assays and draft manuscripts, and (4) begin to evaluate the nutrient limitation status of the study area by combining the geochemical and biological assay data.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 30, 1997
- Accession Number
- ADA635100
Entities
People
- Kathleen C. Ruttenberg
Organizations
- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution