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    New mollusk

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    7 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.Includes bibliographical references (p. 6-7)

    The effects of varying nu trient concentration on biological production in upwelling regions

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    ABSTRACT The maximum steady state yield of a marine ecosystem is set by the input of primary nutrient, and the associated rate of production that is termed "new production. " At the simplest conceptual level, new production can be related directly to, and estimated from, nitrate input or nitrate uptake. Using such a simple assumption, one can predict that, for a given vertical velocity during upwelling, the new production at 15"S, Peru, would be about twice that of the upwelling center at northwest Africa, as a consequence of the Atlantic's relative nutrient poverty. However, "regenerated" nitrogen production, based upon nitrogen recirculated through grazing pathways, also increases with increased new nitrogen production. Additional complexities arise from the adaptive responses of phytoplankton to upwelling conditions. The maximum specific nitrate uptake rate is a function of the initial nitrate concentration, but the actual rate realized is often reduced below maximum by other environmental factors, e.g., deep mixing. This occurs in northwest Africa, where high upwelling rates induced by high wind stress do not compensate for low source-water nutrient concentrations caused by deep mixing of the phytoplankton. There are other direct effects of nitrate concentration on phytoplankton physiology, including enhanced assimilation number. So the responses of phytoplankton to increased nitrate input and concentration should be nonlinear and will probably approximate an exponential relationship. RESUMEN La maxima productividad sostenida de un ecosistema marino estable est6 determinada por el aporte de nutrientes primarios y por el ritmo de producci6n correspondiente, denominado ''nueva producci6n". AI mhs simple nivel conceptual, la nueva produccih puede ser relacionada directamente a, y estimada directamente de la entrada o del consumo de nitrato. Usando un supuesto tan simple, se puede predecir que para una velocidad vertical de afloramiento dada, en Peru, a 10s 15"S, la nueva producci6n seria el doble que la del noroeste de Africa, como consecuencia de la pobreza relativa de nutrientes en el Atlhntico. Sin embargo, la produccion ''regenerada" de nitrogeno, basada en el nitr6geno recirculado a travCs de 10s ciclos de pastoreo, tambiCn aumenta con el incremento en la producci6n de nitrbgeno nuevo. Complicaciones adicionales se generan por la respuesta adaptativa del fitoplancton a las condiciones de afloramiento. El mhximo ritmo de incorporaci6n especifica de nitrato es una funci6n de la concentracibn inicial de nitrato, per0 el ritmo realmente alcanzado esth a menudo por debajo del maxim0 debido a otros factores ambientales, e.g., mezcla a profundidad. Esto ocurre en el noroeste de Africa donde fuertes vientos inducen altos ritmos de afloramiento, per0 no compensan el bajo contenido en nutrientes de las aguas de origen, provocado por la mezcla de fitoplancton hasta capas profundas. Existen otros efectos directos de la concentraci6n de nitrato sobre la fisiologia del fitoplancton, incluyendo el aumento en el nfimero de asimilaci6n. En consecuencia, las respuestas del fitoplancton a1 aumento del aporte y concentraci6n de nitratos deberian ser no-lineales y probablemente se aproximen a una relaci6n exponencial

    New asellote isopod

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    7 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.Includes bibliographical references (p. 4)

    Redescription of Typosyllis aciculata

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    5 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.Includes bibliographical references (p. 5)

    Allan Hancock Pacific expeditions. [Reports]

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    v.3 (1936-1944

    Allan Hancock Pacific expeditions. [Reports]

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    v.4 (1938-1948

    Allan Hancock Pacific expeditions. [Reports]

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    v.20 (1955

    Allan Hancock Pacific expeditions. [Reports]

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    v.23 (1959

    Allan Hancock Pacific expeditions. [Reports]

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    v.10 (1944-1947
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