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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-3561-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-3561-2018
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15 Jun 2018
Research article |  | 15 Jun 2018

Seasonal patterns in phytoplankton biomass across the northern and deep Gulf of Mexico: a numerical model study

Fabian A. Gomez, Sang-Ki Lee, Yanyun Liu, Frank J. Hernandez Jr., Frank E. Muller-Karger, and John T. Lamkin

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Seasonal patterns in nanophytoplankton and diatom biomass in the Gulf of Mexico were examined with an ocean–biogeochemical model. We found silica limitation of model diatom growth in the deep GoM and Mississippi delta. Zooplankton grazing and both transport and vertical mixing of biomass substantially influence the model phytoplankton biomass seasonality. We stress the need for integrated analyses of biologically and physically driven biomass fluxes to describe phytoplankton seasonal changes.
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