Particulate organic matter in surface waters off Southern California and its relationship to phytoplankton

Authors

R. W. Eppley, Institute of Marine Resources, A-018, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, 92093, U.S.A.
W. G. Harrison, Institute of Marine Resources, A-018, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, 92093, U.S.A.
S. W. Chisholm, Institute of Marine Resources, A-018, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, 92093, U.S.A.
E. Stewart, Institute of Marine Resources, A-018, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, 92093, U.S.A.

Abstract

Particulate carbon, nitrogen, chlorophyll a, adenosine triphosphate, particle count and particle volume were measured in the euphotic zone during six quarterly cruises (between September, 1974, and March, 1976) in the Southern California Bight. The distribution and quantitative relationships among these parameters were examined in an attempt to estimate the relative contributions of plankton to the total particulate matter....

Recommended Citation

Eppley, R. W., W. G. Harrison, S. W. Chisholm, and E. Stewart. 1977. "Particulate organic matter in surface waters off Southern California and its relationship to phytoplankton." Journal of Marine Research 35, (4). https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/journal_of_marine_research/1414