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VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION OF ANTARCTIC PHYTOPLANKTON. II. A COMPARISON OF PHYTOPLANKTON STANDING CROPS IN THE SOUTHERN OCEAN WITH THAT OF THE FLORIDA STRAIT 1
Author(s) -
Walsh John J.
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
limnology and oceanography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.7
H-Index - 197
eISSN - 1939-5590
pISSN - 0024-3590
DOI - 10.4319/lo.1969.14.1.0086
Subject(s) - phytoplankton , temperate climate , oceanography , subtropics , environmental science , standing crop , water column , chlorophyll a , geology , biology , ecology , biomass (ecology) , nutrient , botany
A comparison of phytoplankton standing crops, in terms of the number of chlorophyll fluorescing cells throughout the water column per m 2 of surface, is extended on a yearly basis for areas of the Southern Ocean and the Strait of Florida. It is suggested that, despite apparent high production during the austral summer, the overall production of Antarctic and temperate and subtropical areas may be at least of the same order of magnitude.