A Lagrangian biogeochemical study of an eddy in the Northeast Atlantic
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Jickells, T. D., Liss, P. S., Broadgate, W., Turner, S., Kettle, A. J., Read, J., …DeGrandpre, M. (2008)
A Lagrangian biogeochemical study of an eddy in the Northeast Atlantic. Progress in Oceanography, 76(3), 366-398. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2008.01.006
We report the results of an experiment in the Northeast Atlantic in which sulphur hexafluoride (SF 6) was released within an eddy and the behaviour of trace gases, nutrients a...
Primary Production and Carbon uptake dynamics in the vicinity of south Georgia - balancing carbon fixation and removal
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Gilpin, L., Priddle, J., Whitehouse, M., Savidge, G., & Atkinson, A. (2002)
Primary Production and Carbon uptake dynamics in the vicinity of south Georgia - balancing carbon fixation and removal. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 242, 51-62. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps242051
Primary production was measured at a series of stations in austral summer 1996 in the vicinity of South Georgia. Five stations were occupied along a 700 km transect southeastw...
Framework for understanding marine ecosystem health
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Tett, P., Gowen, R., Painting, S., Elliott, M., Forster, R., Mills, D., …Wilkinson, M. (2013)
Framework for understanding marine ecosystem health. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 494, 1-27. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps10539
Although the terms ‘health’ and ‘healthy’ are often applied to marine ecosystems and communicate information about holistic condition (e.g. as required by the Ecosystem Approa...
Response of temperate microplankton communities to N:Si ratio perturbation
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Roberts, E. C., Davidson, K., & Gilpin, L. (2003)
Response of temperate microplankton communities to N:Si ratio perturbation. Journal of plankton research, 25(12), 1485-1495. https://doi.org/10.1093/plankt/fbg109
In order to study the effect of the nitrogen:silicon (N:Si) ratio on temperate microplankton food webs, mesocosm experiments were conducted in Trondheim (Norway) using two dif...
Seasonal influences on size-fractionated chlorophyll a concentrations and primary production in the north-west Indian Ocean
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Savidge, G., & Gilpin, L. (1999)
Seasonal influences on size-fractionated chlorophyll a concentrations and primary production in the north-west Indian Ocean. Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography, 46(3-4), 701-723. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0967-0645%2898%2900124-6
Chlorophyll a (chl a) concentrations and primary production by the 0.2—2, 2—18 and >18 m phytoplankton size-fractions were estimated along a transect in the NW Indian Ocean ex...
The relationship between carbon and biovolume in marine microbial mesocosms under different nutrient regimes
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Davidson, K., Roberts, E., & Gilpin, L. (2002)
The relationship between carbon and biovolume in marine microbial mesocosms under different nutrient regimes. European Journal of Phycology, 37(4), 501-507. https://doi.org/10.1017/s096702620200389x
Nutrient manipulation experiments were conducted on a natural planktonic community in outdoor mesocosms. Inorganic
nitrogen (N) and silicon (Si) were added to achieve N: Si ra...
Carbon storage in the seagrass meadows of Gazi Bay, Kenya
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Githaiga, M. N., Kairo, J. G., Njoroge Githaiga, M., Gitundu, K., Gilpin, L., & Huxham, M. (2017)
Carbon storage in the seagrass meadows of Gazi Bay, Kenya. PLOS ONE, 12(5), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0177001
Vegetated marine habitats are globally important carbon sinks, making a significant contribution towards mitigating climate change, and they provide a wide range of other ecos...
A dynamic CSTT model for the effects of added nutrients in Loch Creran, a shallow fjord
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Laurent, C., Tett, P., Fernandes, T., Gilpin, L., & Jones, K. (2006)
A dynamic CSTT model for the effects of added nutrients in Loch Creran, a shallow fjord. Journal of Marine Systems, 61(3-4), 149-164. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmarsys.2005.05.007
Despite a tendency for the complexity of physical–biological models to increase, simple coupled models remain useful for some applications and can provide insights into crucia...
Phytoplankton and bacterial distribution and productivity on and around Jones Bank in the Celtic Sea
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Davidson, K., Gilpin, L. C., Pete, R., Brennan, D., McNeill, S., Moschonas, G., & Sharples, J. (2013)
Phytoplankton and bacterial distribution and productivity on and around Jones Bank in the Celtic Sea. Progress in Oceanography, 117, 48-63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2013.04.001
The abundance and productivity of phytoplankton and bacterioplankton in the region of Jones Bank (Cel-tic Sea) were assessed in relation to potential physical and chemical dri...
Microalgae, macrofauna and sedimentary stability: an experimental test of a reciprocal relationship.
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Huxham, M., Gilpin, L., Mocogni, M., & Harper, S. (2006)
Microalgae, macrofauna and sedimentary stability: an experimental test of a reciprocal relationship. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 310, 55-63. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps310055
A manipulative field experiment was conducted at Blackness in the Firth of Forth, Scotland, to study the effects of differences in microphytobenthos abundance on sediment stab...