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Science 12 October 1979:
Vol. 206. no. 4415, pp. 218 - 220
DOI: 10.1126/science.206.4415.218
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Estuarine Influences on a Continental Shelf Plankton Community

R. E. TURNER 1, S. W. WOO 2, and H. R. JITTS 3

1 Coastal Ecology Laboratory, Center for Wetland Resources, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge 70803
2 Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, Skidaway Island, Savannah, Georgia 31406
3 Division of Fisheries and Oceanography, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Post Office Box 21, Cronulla, New South Wales, Australia

On the southeastern U.S. continental shelf, phytoplankton primary production and the densities of zooplankton, fish eggs, and fish larvae peak simultaneously in late summer and early fall. Some community response to irregular storm events is observed. However, the gross plankton community dynamics on this shelf are dominated by couplings with the local estuaries and shallow nearshore zone.

Submitted on February 12, 1979
Revised on April 24, 1979


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