title: Large yearly production of phytoplankton in the Western bering strait.
abstract: Production in the western Bering Strait is estimated at 324 grams of carbon per square meter per year over 2.12x 10(4) square kilometers. An ice-reduced growing season makes this large amount of primary production unexpected, but it is consistent with the area's large upper trophic level stocks. The productivity is fueled by a cross-shelf flow of nutrient-rich water from the Bering Sea continental slope. This phytoplankton production system from June through September is analogous to a laboratory continuous culture.
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Sambrotto
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Goering
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: McRoy