Articles | Volume 15, issue 23
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-7315-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-7315-2018
Research article
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10 Dec 2018
Research article |  | 10 Dec 2018

Turbulence measurements suggest high rates of new production over the shelf edge in the northeastern North Sea during summer

Jørgen Bendtsen and Katherine Richardson

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New production based on nutrients entering the well-lit surface layer is important for understanding marine ecosystems. Measurements of primary production and turbulence across the shelf edge in the northeastern portion of the North Sea show that new production is concentrated around the shelf-edge zone. The shelf-edge zone is, therefore, a major nutrient supplier to the productive surface layer and makes this area important for higher trophic levels such as zooplankton and fish.
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