The distribution of chlorophyll <i>a</i> and its influencing factors in different regions of the Bering Sea

KANG Jianhua; CHEN Xingqun; ZHANG Ming

doi:10.1007/s13131-014-0496-4

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KANG Jianhua, CHEN Xingqun, ZHANG Ming. The distribution of chlorophyll a and its influencing factors in different regions of the Bering Sea[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2014, 33(6): 112-119. doi: 10.1007/s13131-014-0496-4

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KANG Jianhua, CHEN Xingqun, ZHANG Ming. The distribution of chlorophyll a and its influencing factors in different regions of the Bering Sea[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2014, 33(6): 112-119. doi: 10.1007/s13131-014-0496-4

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The distribution of chlorophyll a and its influencing factors in different regions of the Bering Sea

doi: 10.1007/s13131-014-0496-4

Third Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Xiamen 361005, China

Received Date: 2013-03-10
Rev Recd Date: 2013-08-15

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The distribution of chlorophyll a (Chl a) and its relationships with physical and chemical parameters in different regions of the Bering Sea were discussed in July 2010. The results showed the seawater column Chl a concentrations were 13.41-553.89 mg/m² and the average value was 118.15 mg/m² in the study areas. The horizontal distribution of Chl a varied remarkably from basin to shelf in the Bering Sea. The regional order of Chl a concentrations from low to high was basin, slope, outer shelf, inner shelf, and middle shelf. The vertical distribution of Chl a was grouped mainly from single-peak type in basin, slope, outer shelf, and middle shelf, where the deep Chl a maxima (DCM) layer was observed at 25-50 m, 30-35 m, 36-44 m, and 37-47 m, respectively. The vertical distribution of Chl a mainly had three basic patterns: standard single-peak type, surface maximum type, and bottom maximum type in the inner shelf. The analysis also showed that the transportation of ocean currents may control the distribution of Chl a, and the effects were not simple in the basin of the Bering Sea. There was a positive correlation between Chl a and temperature, but no significant correlation between Chl a and nutrients. The Bering Sea slope was an area deeply influenced by slope current. Silicate was the factor that controlled the distribution of Chl a within parts of the water in the slope. Light intensity was an important environmental factor in controlling seawater column Chl a in the shelf, where Chl a was limited by nitrate rather than phosphate within the upper water. Meanwhile, there was a positive relationship between Chl a and salinity. Algal blooms broke out at Sta. B6 of the southwestern St. Lawrence Island and Stas F6 and F11 in the middle of the Bering Strait.
- chlorophyll a,
- distribution characteristics,
- environmental influence factor,
- algal bloom,
- Bering Sea

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