scholarly journals Phylogenetic diversity and spatio-temporal ­distribution of nitrogenase genes (nifH) in the northern South China Sea

2011 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
L Kong ◽  
H Jing ◽  
T Kataoka ◽  
J Sun ◽  
H Liu
Keyword(s):  
South China Sea ◽  
South China ◽  
Phylogenetic Diversity ◽  
Northern South China Sea ◽  
Temporal Distribution ◽  
China Sea ◽  
Nitrogenase Genes ◽  
Spatio Temporal

scholarly journals Eddy characteristics in the northern South China Sea as inferred from Lagrangian drifter data

Ocean Science ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 661-669 ◽  
Author(s):  
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Keyword(s):  
South China Sea ◽  
South China ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Northern South China Sea ◽  
Temporal Distribution ◽  
Height Anomaly ◽  
Spatial And Temporal Patterns ◽  
China Sea ◽  
Eddy Characteristics ◽  
Anticyclonic Eddies

Abstract. Cyclonic and anticyclonic eddies from large scale to submesoscale in the northern South China Sea (NSCS) have been statistically characterized based on the satellite-tracked Lagrangian drifters using our developed geometric eddy identification method. There are in total 2208 eddies identified, 70% of which are anticyclonic eddies. If the submesoscale eddies are eliminated, the other eddies in the NSCS will show a 1.2:1 ratio of the number of anticyclones (210) to the number of cyclones (171). The spatial distribution of the eddies is regional: in southwest of Taiwan, the number of anticyclones dominates the number of cyclones, and most of them are the submesoscale anticyclones with small radii; in contrast, the large and medium cyclonic eddies are a little more than the same scale anticyclonic eddies in northwest of Luzon. The temporal distribution of eddy number in the NSCS has a close relation with the Asian monsoon. The number of the large and medium eddies peaks during the winter monsoon, while the submesoscale eddies are apt to generate in the summer monsoon. The spatial and temporal patterns have a good agreement with the results of the sea surface height anomaly (SSHA). The maximum and mean tangential velocities of anticyclones (cyclones) are 40 (30) cm s−1 and 25 (15) cm s−1, respectively. The calculated normalized vorticities from drifters suggest that although the mesoscale eddies may be considered in geostrophic balance, ageostrophic dynamics and centrifugal effects may play an important role for the growth and decay of the mesoscale cores.

Spatial and temporal distribution of nanoflagellates in the northern South China Sea

Hydrobiologia ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 605 (1) ◽  
pp. 143-157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bangqin Huang ◽  
Wenlu Lan ◽  
Zhenrui Cao ◽  
Minhan Dai ◽  
Lingfeng Huang ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
South China Sea ◽  
South China ◽  
Northern South China Sea ◽  
Temporal Distribution ◽  
Spatial And Temporal Distribution ◽  
China Sea

scholarly journals Distinct bacterial-production–DOC–primary-production relationships and implications for biogenic C cycling in the South China Sea shelf

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 147-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.-C. Lai ◽  
Y.-W. Fu ◽  
H.-B. Liu ◽  
H.-Y. Kuo ◽  
K.-W. Wang ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
South China Sea ◽  
Primary Production ◽  
South China ◽  
Bacterial Production ◽  
Northern South China Sea ◽  
Outer Shelf ◽  
Inorganic Nutrient ◽  
Shelf Area ◽  
China Sea ◽  
Spatio Temporal

Abstract. Based on two summer spatio-temporal data sets obtained from the northern South China Sea shelf and basin, this study reveals contrasting relationships among bacterial production (BP), dissolved organic (DOC) and primary production (PP) in the transition zone from the neritic to the oceanic regions. Inside the mid-shelf (bottom depth <100 m), where inorganic nutrient supplies from river discharge and internal waves were potentially abundant, BP, DOC and PP were positively intercorrelated, whereas these three measurements became uncorrelated in the oligotrophic outer shelf and slope. We suggest that the availability of limiting minerals could affect the couplings/decouplings between the source (i.e. phytoplankton) and sink (i.e. bacteria) of organic carbon, and thus DOC dynamics. DOC turnover times were homogeneously low (37–60 days) inside the mid-shelf area and then increased significantly to values >100 days in the outer shelf, indicating that riverine (Pearl River) DOC might be more labile. The actual mechanism for this is unknown, but might relate to higher inorganic nutrient supply from river/terrestrial sources. The positive correlation of the BP / PP ratios vs. phosphate (and nitrate) concentrations in the inner shelf implies that if anthropogenic mineral loading keeps increasing in the foreseeable future, the near-shore zone may become more heterotrophic, rendering the system a stronger source of CO2.

Spatio-temporal variations in the siphonophore community of the northern South China Sea

2013 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 312-326 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaizhi Li ◽  
Jianqiang Yin ◽  
Liangmin Huang ◽  
Shumin Lian ◽  
Jianlin Zhang
Keyword(s):  
South China Sea ◽  
South China ◽  
Northern South China Sea ◽  
Temporal Variations ◽  
China Sea ◽  
Spatio Temporal
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