Open AccessGulf Stream Intrusions Feed Diatom Hot Spots
Author(s) -
Kate Wheeling
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2021eo158683
Subject(s) - diatom , intrusion , gulf stream , oceanography , spots , productivity , hot spot (computer programming) , primary productivity , nutrient , geology , environmental science , fishery , geochemistry , ecology , biology , computer science , botany , macroeconomics , economics , operating system
Previous research suggested that the intrusion of low-nutrient Gulf Stream water into the Mid-Atlantic Bight would reduce productivity, but a new study finds that it can also lead to chlorophyll hot spots.