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Categorizing Zonal Productivity On The Continental Shelf With Nutrient-Salinity Ratios, Jongsun Kim, Piers Chapman, Gilbert Rowe, Steven F. Dimarco
Categorizing Zonal Productivity On The Continental Shelf With Nutrient-Salinity Ratios, Jongsun Kim, Piers Chapman, Gilbert Rowe, Steven F. Dimarco
School of Earth, Environmental, and Marine Sciences Faculty Publications and Presentations
Highlights
- Identifying riverine influence on productivity in the northern Gulf of Mexico
- Use of nutrient/salinity plots to differentiate inputs from two rivers
- Verifying Rowe-Chapman (2002) hypothesis with in situ data
Abstract
Coastal ocean productivity is often dependent on riverine sources of nutrients, yet it can be difficult to determine how far the influence of the river extends. The northern Gulf of Mexico (GOM) receives freshwater and nutrients discharged mainly from the Mississippi and Atchafalaya Rivers. We used nutrient/salinity relationships to (i) differentiate the nutrient inputs of the two rivers and (ii) determine the potential extent of the zones where productivity …