Critical depth

In biological oceanography, critical depth is defined as a hypothetical surface mixing depth where phytoplankton growth is precisely matched by losses of phytoplankton biomass within the depth interval.[1][note 1] This concept is useful for understanding the initiation of phytoplankton blooms.

  1. ^ Behrenfeld, Michael, J. (2010). "Abandoning Sverdrup's Critical Depth Hypothesis on Phytoplankton blooms". Ecology. 91 (4): 977–989. doi:10.1890/09-1207.1. PMID 20462113.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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