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Fig. 15.13 Phytoplankton (in this case diatoms) at base of food chain or “food web”.

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3 Fig. 15.13 Phytoplankton (in this case diatoms) at base of food chain or “food web”.

4 Some typical phytoplankton (diatoms)

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6 Some more phytoplankton (dinoflagellates)

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16 Phytoplankton biomass

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20 Fig. 8.3 Pycnocline is zone of fast density change

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23 Sea surface temperatures

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26 These winds drive the surface ocean currents

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30 Fig. 9.2 Surface currents are directed 45 degrees from wind. Net transport is 90 degrees to surface wind. (Ekman transport.)

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40 Sea surface height

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43 Figure 2-36 Ocean productivity

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45 1997-98 El Nino

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