Articles | Volume 17, issue 16
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-4135-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-4135-2020
Research article
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17 Aug 2020
Research article |  | 17 Aug 2020

Drivers of the spatial phytoplankton gradient in estuarine–coastal systems: generic implications of a case study in a Dutch tidal bay

Long Jiang, Theo Gerkema, Jacco C. Kromkamp, Daphne van der Wal, Pedro Manuel Carrasco De La Cruz, and Karline Soetaert

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (15 May 2020) by Carol Robinson
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RR by Nicole Millette (05 Jun 2020)
RR by Koenraad Muylaert (16 Jun 2020)
RR by Tom Fisher (16 Jun 2020)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (18 Jun 2020) by Carol Robinson
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ED: Publish as is (04 Jul 2020) by Carol Robinson
AR by Long Jiang on behalf of the Authors (08 Jul 2020)
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A seaward increasing chlorophyll-a gradient is observed during the spring bloom in a Dutch tidal bay. Biophysical model runs indicate the roles of bivalve grazing and tidal import in shaping the gradient. Five common spatial phytoplankton patterns are summarized in global estuarine–coastal ecosystems: seaward increasing, seaward decreasing, concave with a chlorophyll maximum, weak spatial gradients, and irregular patterns.
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