Gulf Stream frontal eddy influence on productivity of the southeast US continental shelf

TN Lee, JA Yoder, LP Atkinson - Journal of Geophysical …, 1991 - Wiley Online Library
Weekly period meanders and eddies are persistent features of Gulf Stream frontal dynamics
from Miami, Florida, to Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. Satellite imagery and moored current …

Abundance, distribution and patch formation of zooplankton

GA Paffenhöfer, BK Sherman, TN Lee - Progress in Oceanography, 1987 - Elsevier
The goal of studies described here was to determine the responses of zooplankton taxa to
phytoplankton patches which develop in and near intrusions of cold, nutrient-rich Gulf …

Predictability of patches of neritic salps and doliolids (Tunicata, Thaliacea)

D Deibel, GA Paffenhöfer - Journal of Plankton Research, 2009 - academic.oup.com
The occurrence of large patches of gelatinous zooplankton has for decades been
considered to be unpredictable. An evaluation of our own data and published results on …

[PDF][PDF] Multidisciplinary oceanographic processes on the Western Atlantic continental shelf between 4 N and 34 S

BM Castro, FP Brandini, AMS Pires-Vanin, LB Miranda - The sea, 2006 - researchgate.net
The integrity of global biological systems depends on two main processes linking biotic and
abiotic domains: plant photosynthesis and microbial regeneration. In the ocean, those …

Benthic microalgal biomass and irradiance at the sea floor on the continental shelf of the South Atlantic Bight: spatial and temporal variability and storm effects

JR Nelson, JE Eckman, CY Robertson… - Continental Shelf …, 1999 - Elsevier
Variables relating to the potential for benthic microalgal primary production on the
continental shelf of the South Atlantic Bight (SAB) were characterized over a depth range of …

Composition, productivity and nutrient chemistry of a coastal ocean planktonic food web

PG Verity, JA Yoder, SS Bishop, JR Nelson… - Continental Shelf …, 1993 - Elsevier
A 3 year field study was conducted to investigate patterns, magnitude and variability of
primary production; the abundance, biomass and composition of producers and consumers; …

Digestion of diatoms by planktonic copepods and doliolids

GA Paffenhöfer, M Köster - Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2005 - int-res.com
The goal of our studies was to quantify the digestive performance of a calanoid copepod in
comparison to a commonly occurring pelagic tunicate. A comparison of the carbon and …

Determination of generation time and asexual fecundity of doliolids (Tunicata, Thaliacea).

GA Paffenhöfer, DM Gibson - Journal of plankton research, 1999 - academic.oup.com
The goal of this study was to provide temporal information on the generation time of
Dolioletta gegenbauri and some of the life cycle's components. At 20 C and∼ 90 g C l-1 of …

The Effects of Microplastics on Dolioletta gegenbauri (Tunicata, Thaliacea)

GA Paffenhöfer, M Köster - Archives of environmental contamination and …, 2020 - Springer
Oceanographic studies revealed the abundance of minute plastic particles in coastal
regions. Such particles, called microplastics, are abundant in sizes smaller than 100 µm …

A numerical study of the continental shelf circulation of the US South Atlantic Bight during the autumn of 1987

FE Werner, JO Blanton, DR Lynch… - Continental Shelf Research, 1993 - Elsevier
The autumn circulation on the inner-and mid-shelf of the US South Atlantic Bight (SAB) is
examined numerically. Using data collected in 1987 during the Fall Experiment (FLEX) the …