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Abstract
South San Francisco Bay (USA) has periodic variations in salinity stratification that coïncide with neap-spring tidal variations during the winter "wet" season, but it remains well-mixed during summer and fall. The degree of salinity stratification, and timing of stratification events, can be predicted from a simple empirical function of river discharge and tidal current speed. During periods of prolonged salinity stratification, phytoplankton biomass and primary productivity are high, phytoplankton patchiness increases, turbidity and nutrient (N) concentrations decline in the surface layer, and residual currents accelerate.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Temporal dynamics and ecological significance of salinity stratification in an estuary (south San-Francisco Bay, USA) |
| Series title | Oceanologica Acta |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Year Published | 1984 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Gauthier-Villars |
| Contributing office(s) | San Francisco Bay-Delta, Pacific Regional Director's Office |
| Description | 5 p. |
| First page | 137 |
| Last page | 141 |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Other Geospatial | San Francisco Bay |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
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