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Role of phosphorus in the seasonal deoxygenation of the East China Sea shelf
Department of Oceanography, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova
Scotia, Canada
Haiyan Zhang
Department of Oceanography, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova
Scotia, Canada
School of Marine Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin,
China
Katja Fennel
Department of Oceanography, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova
Scotia, Canada
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Short summary
The Changjiang is the main terrestrial source of nutrients to the East China Sea (ECS). Nutrient delivery to the ECS has been increasing since the 1960s, resulting in low oxygen (hypoxia) during phytoplankton decomposition in summer. River phosphorus (P) has increased less than nitrogen, and therefore, despite the large nutrient delivery, phytoplankton growth can be limited by the lack of P. Here, we investigate this link between P limitation, phytoplankton production/decomposition, and hypoxia.
The Changjiang is the main terrestrial source of nutrients to the East China Sea (ECS). Nutrient...
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