PROPORTIONALITY BETWEEN INSITU CARBON ASSIMILATION AND BIOOPTICAL MEASURES OF PRIMARY PRODUCTION IN THE GULF OF MAINE IN SUMMER

Authors
MARRA J CHAMBERLIN WS KNUDSON C
Citation
J. Marra et al., PROPORTIONALITY BETWEEN INSITU CARBON ASSIMILATION AND BIOOPTICAL MEASURES OF PRIMARY PRODUCTION IN THE GULF OF MAINE IN SUMMER, Limnology and oceanography, 38(1), 1993, pp. 232-238
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Oceanografhy,Limnology
Journal title
Limnology and oceanography → ACNP
ISSN journal
00243590
Volume
38
Issue
1
Year of publication
1993
Pages
232 - 238
Database
ISI
SICI code
0024-3590(1993)38:1<232:PBICAA>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
The optical determinants to primary production (irradiance, phytoplank ton absorption, chlorophyll, and quantum yield) are used in a model to compare with measured values of daily carbon assimilation in the Gulf of Maine. The correlation between the optical determinants and in sit u carbon assimilation is 1 : 1 (r = 0.95), supporting a means to predi ct primary production without the use of incubations.