Articles | Volume 15, issue 8
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-2551-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-2551-2018
Research article
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27 Apr 2018
Research article |  | 27 Apr 2018

Phytoplankton response to a plume front in the northern South China Sea

Qian P. Li, Weiwen Zhou, Yinchao Chen, and Zhengchao Wu

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (10 Mar 2018) by Emilio Marañón
AR by Qian Li on behalf of the Authors (15 Mar 2018)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (16 Mar 2018) by Emilio Marañón
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (04 Apr 2018)
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (04 Apr 2018) by Emilio Marañón
AR by Qian Li on behalf of the Authors (06 Apr 2018)  Author's response    Manuscript
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Short summary
Variabilities of phytoplankton physiology and size-fractionated growth could be related to the physical dynamics of a frontal system. While the river plume increased growths of three phytoplankton size classes, both nano- and picocells became saturated at the frontal zone. Vertical mixing/upwelling improved phytoplankton growth on both sides of the front by altering nutrient concentrations and ratios. These are important for understanding physically driven ecosystem dynamics in the shelf sea.
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