Primary productivity and its variability in the Atlantic Southern ocean

The two principal bottom-up drivers of the High Nutrient Low Chlorophyll (HNLC) characteristics of the Southern Ocean are light and nutrient (mainly dissolved iron) limitation ( Boyd , 2002; Mitchell et al., 1991), which have varying limiting roles over the growing season ( Boyd, 2002; Swart et al., 2014). This research commenced with an investigation of the meridional characteristics of primary productivity in the Atlantic Southern Ocean during austral summer 2008.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Oceanography

Year dc:date.issued

2014

Author dc:creator

• Joubert, Warren Ryan

Advisors dc:contributor.advisor

• Monteiro, Pedro M S
• Waldron, Howard

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13366

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/13366