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photosynthesis

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Primary productivity is

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variable

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Productivity is globally and seasonally

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food chains and food webs

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feeding relationships are represented by __________________________ and ________________________

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overfished

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oceans are being

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primary productivity

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the rate at which energy is stored in organic matter (net gain in organic carbon)

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photosynthesis

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Uses solar radiation

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chemosynthesis

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uses chemical reactions

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biomass

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99.9% of the ocean's __________ relies directly or indirectly on photosynthesis for food

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capture plankton in plankton nets

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Measurement of primary productivity DIRECTLY

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radioactive carbon

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Measure _______________________ _____________ in seawater

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ocean color

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Monitor _____________ _______________ with satellites

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chlorophyll

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Photosynthetic phytoplankton use green pigment

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nutrient availability and solar radiation

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Factors affecting primary productivity

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Nitrate, phosphorous limiting factors

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Most from river runoff

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Productivity high along continental margins and decreases with distance from share

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Nutrient availability

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Redfield ratio

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C:N:P

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redfield ratio

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Uppermost surface seawater and shallow seafloor

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Oxygen Compensation depth

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Solar radiation

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Euphotic zone

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depth at which net photosynthesis becomes zero

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Oxygen compensation depth

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photosynthetic ate and cellular resp. rate are =

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from surface to compensation depth

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euphotic zone

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enough light for photosynthesis

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in the euphotic zone,

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increases

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compensation depth decreases as turbidity

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visible light portion of the electromagnetic spectrum

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Light Transmission in Ocean wate

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deepest

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blue wavelengths penetrate

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absorbed first

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longer wavelengths (red, orange)

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deep blue to yellow green

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color of ocean ranges from

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turbidity from runoff, photosynthetic pigment

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Factors of color in the ocean

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Productive

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Light Green

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coastal and upwelling areas

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Eutrophic

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lacks productivity

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dark blue

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open ocean

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oligotrophic

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eutrophic

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good nourishment

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oligotrophic

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few nourishment

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secchi disk

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measures water transparency

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flow of deep water to surface

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Upwelling and nutrients supply

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nutrient rich

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cooler, deeper seawater is

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high productivity

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areas of coastal upwelling are sites of

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western continental margins

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area of coastal upwelling

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anthopyhta

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seed bearing plants

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macroscopic

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large algae

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miscroscopic

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small algae

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anthophyta

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types of photosynthetic marine organisms

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macroscopic algae

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microscopic algae

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photosynthetic bacteria

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shallow coastal waters

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grasses and mangroves

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anthophyta

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ex: eel grass or surf grass

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Sea weeds

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Macroscopic lgae

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Brown, Green, Red algae

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Middle latitudes, colder water

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Brown algae

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sargassum and macrosystis

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Common in freshwter

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Green algae

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Chlorophyll (reflect green light)

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Most abundant and most widespread

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Red algae

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Grows deepest bc they absorb most light, but red light

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produce food for 99% of marine animals

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