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Trophic interactions and direct physical effects control phytoplankton biomass and production in an estuary

San Francisco Bay has recently been invaded by the suspension-feeding clam Potamocorbula amurensis. Previous work has shown that phytoplankton biomass in the upper estuary is low (2-3 mg Chl a m-3) during seasonal periods of high river flow and short residence time and it is usually high (peak >30 mg Chl a m-3) during the summer-autumn seasons of low river flow and long residence time. However sin
Authors
A.E. Alpine, J. E. Cloern
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Water Resources Mission Area, Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center, California Water Science Center