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Seasonal and interannual phytoplankton dynamics and forcing mechanisms in the Northern Benguela upwelling system

Louw, Deon C., van der Plas, Anja K., Mohrholz, Volker, Wasmund, Norbert, Junker, Tim, Eggert, Anja·2016·Journal of Marine Systems

Abstract

Seasonal phytoplankton blooms are one of the key features of the productive northern Benguela upwelling system (nBUS), however they are not well described thus far. In this study twelve years (2000-2012) of in situ chlorophyll-data from a monitoring transect off the Namibian coast were analysed to assess the long-term and seasonal variability in chlorophyll-as a measure of phytoplankton biomass and the occurrence of phytoplankton blooms. On the shelf, low chlorophyll-concentrations were identified in 2001/2002, 2005/2006, and 2011/2012. The concentrations on the shelf were highest in 2008/2009 and 2010/2011. Major phytoplankton blooms defined at chlorophyll-concentrations >18 mg m-3 occurred in five of the 12 years (2002/2003, 2004/2005, 2008/2009, 2009/2010 and 2010/2011) while minor blooms (>13 mg m-3) occurred in almost every year. The calculated climatology of the chlorophyll-time series revealed a clear seasonality. Three chlorophyll-maxima typically develop inshore over the year: an austral winter peak (August), an early austral summer peak (December) and a late summer/autumn peak (April). The analysis of synoptic hydrographic, nutrient and wind data revealed three different forcing mechanisms that all initiate an influx of nutrients into the surface mixed layer.

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Authors
Louw, D. C., van der Plas, A. K., Mohrholz, V., Wasmund, N., Junker, T., & Eggert, A.
Affiliations
Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde (DE)
Corresponding author
Louw, Deon C.
Venue
Journal of Marine Systems
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2016-05
Volume
157
Pages
124-134
ISSN
0924-7963 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2297272258
Cited by
55
References
58
Citations by year
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FWCI
5.10
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Journal of Marine Systems (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Namibian Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources
  • German Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF, FKZ 03F0497)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Oceanography › Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Oceanography › Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Chemistry › Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
Keywords
phytoplankton blooms, chlorophyll a, seasonal variation, interannual variability, Benguela upwelling, wind forcing, Namibian coast, shelf waters

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