There is good evidence that bio-optical relationships are altered near the surface: (1) the fluorescence yield from chlorophyll declines, leading to bias in the estimation of pigment from fluorometry; (2) the modeled ...

Thalassiosira weissflogii, a marine diatom, was inactivated using two bench-scale treatment methods: ultraviolet radiation (UV-C) and a water bath (50°C). After treatment with either UV-C or heat, and a 24-hour dark ...

While both observational and modelling approaches can improve our understanding of ocean ecology, each type of approach has intrinsic limitations. Direct observations have limited temporal/spatial coverage and many quantities ...

While the global ocean is an important source of atmospheric methyl iodide (CH (sub 3) I), the major producers of CH (sub 3) I within the ocean remain unclear. During a seasonal study in the NW Atlantic, the relationship ...

At Layton’s lake, Nova Scotia, the total annual primary production was estimated to be 182 gC m^-2 y^-1 of which 87 gC m^-2 y^-1 was planktonic production. Macrophyte production ...

Atmospheric particulate matter has been shown to have acute and chronic health impacts, potential to negatively affect ecosystems, and plays an important role in climate forcing through its role in the formation of cloud ...

Phytoplankton produce approximately 40% of the world’s oxygen and play a critical role in regulating global climate by the drawdown of atmospheric carbon dioxide and, as suggested by increasing evidence, through the emission ...