Seasonal Variations in the Availability of Food for Benthos in a Coastal Environment
- 31 August 1967
- Vol. 48 (5) , 852-855
- https://doi.org/10.2307/1933743
Abstract
The quantity of suspended and deposited particulate material was measured over a period of 1 year in a coastal environment. Maximum deposition of sediment occurred during the periods May to July, and Oct. to Dec. The 1st maximum occurred approximately 2 months after the spring phytoplankton bloom and consisted largely of phytogen-ous material. The total quantity of this material deposited represented approximately half of the annual primary production. The 2nd sediment maximum was due to terrigenous material from the immediate vicinity of the coast.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
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