Impact of eddy-driven vertical fluxes on phytoplankton abundance in the euphotic layer

Cyril Lathuilière (1) , Marina Lévy (2) , Vincent Echevin (2)

1 DO/HOM/REC
2 LOCEAN - Laboratoire d'Océanographie et du Climat : Expérimentations et Approches Numériques

This paper shows with a simple analytical model, that phytoplankton concentration decreases in response to sub-mesoscale vertical circulation only in regions of strong permanent upwelling.

Mots clés: Life Sciences

Domaines: Océan, Atmosphère

Cyril Lathuilière, Marina Lévy, Vincent Echevin. Impact of eddy-driven vertical fluxes on phytoplankton abundance in the euphotic layer. Journal of Plankton Research, 2011, 33 (5), pp.827-831. ⟨10.1093/plankt/FBQ131⟩. ⟨hal-00632292⟩