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2006, Oceanography 19(3):122–133, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2006.49
Biological Structure and Seasonality in the Japan/East Sea
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Authors
Carin Ashjian | Department of Biology, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, USA
Robert Arnone | Ocean Sciences Branch, Naval Research Laboratory, Stennis Space Center, MS, USA
Cabell Davis | Department of Biology, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, USA
Burton Jones | Marine Environmental Biology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Mati Kahru | Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
Craig Lee | Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
B. Gregory Mitchell | Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
First Paragraph
The Japan/East Sea (JES) contains several oceanic regions separated by dynamic boundaries. These distinct regions, and the physical features that establish and maintain the boundaries between the regions, have significant impacts on its ocean biology. Until recently, most studies of the biology of the JES have focused on nearshore regions, with few detailed studies of the interior of the JES or the dynamic features that define the different regions. In addition, the classic sampling methods used in previous work have not allowed high-resolution studies of biological-physical interactions associated with key dynamic mesoscale frontal zones, quasi-synoptic surveys of water column and biological structure in three dimensions, or broad-scale description of the seasonal cycles in the different biogeographic regions of the JES.
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Citation
Ashjian, C., R. Arnone, C. Davis, B. Jones, M. Kahru, C. Lee, and B.G. Mitchell. 2006. Biological structure and seasonality in the Japan/East Sea. Oceanography 19(3):122–133, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2006.49.