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Heterogeneous distribution of plankton within the mixed layer and its implications for bloom formation in tropical seas
Albert Calbet,
Mette Dalgaard Agersted,
Stein Kaartvedt,
Malene Møhl,
Eva Friis Møller,
Søren Enghoff-Poulsen,
Maria Lund Paulsen,
Ingrid Solberg,
Kam Tang 
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Kajsa Tönnesson,
Dionysios E. Raitsos,
Torkel Gissel Nielsen
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Kajsa Tönnesson,
Dionysios E. Raitsos,
Torkel Gissel Nielsen
Scientific Reports, Volume: 5, Start page: 11240
Swansea University Author:
Kam Tang
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DOI (Published version): 10.1038/srep11240
Abstract
Heterogeneous distribution of plankton within the mixed layer and its implications for bloom formation in tropical seas
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2015
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Sverdrup’s critical depth hypothesis (CDH) has been regarded as the standard model of phytoplankton bloom triggered by increase in irradiance and shoaling of the mixed layer, but several key assumptions of CDH have not been evaluated carefully. In this study we showed that heterogeneous distribution of plankton persist even within the surface "mixed" layer, providing a seeding stock that rapidly exploits seasonal nutrient influx from the deep, leading to abrupt bloom formation not predicted by CDH. The results have important implications for ecosystem dynamics in the vast tropical oceans. |
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Faculty of Science and Engineering |
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