Phytoplankton Biomass and Production in a Southern Benguela Kelp Bed System
- 1 January 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Inter-Research Science Center in Marine Ecology Progress Series
- Vol. 8 (1) , 9-14
- https://doi.org/10.3354/meps008009
Abstract
Seasonal variation in phytoplankton biomass and production in the vicinity of a Southern Benguela kelp bed is studied in relation to the upwelling cycle. Mean phytoplankton biomass was estimated as 56 mg chlorophyll a m-2 and phytoplankton production as 1.13 kg C m-2 yr-1. The top 10 m of the 20 m deep water column monitored contained 83% of the biomass and 76.5% of the production. Daily and seasonal variations in phytoplankton are described.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit: