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SUBMITTER: Martinetto P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6965551 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ambio 20190712 2
Primary production hotspots in the marine environment occur where the combination of light, turbulence, temperature and nutrients makes the proliferation of phytoplankton possible. Satellite-derived surface chlorophyll-a distributions indicate that these conditions are frequently associated with sharp water mass transitions named "marine fronts". Given the link between primary production, consumers and ecosystem functions, marine fronts could play a key role in the production of ecosystem servic ...[more]