Phytoplankton blooms on the western shelf of Tasmania: evidence of a highly productive ecosystem

Kämpf, J.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/os-11-1-2015

Articles | Volume 11, issue 1

https://doi.org/10.5194/os-11-1-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/os-11-1-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 11, issue 1

Research article

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05 Jan 2015

Research article |

| 05 Jan 2015

Phytoplankton blooms on the western shelf of Tasmania: evidence of a highly productive ecosystem

J. Kämpf

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Final revised paper (published on 05 Jan 2015)
Preprint (discussion started on 15 Sep 2014)

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AC C842: 'Revised submission (new analysis based on fluorescence line depth)', Jochen Kämpf, 26 Sep 2014
RC C847: 'Phytoplankton blooms on the western shelf of Tasmania', Piers Chapman, 02 Oct 2014
- AC C881: 'Author reply to Piers Chapman's comments', Jochen Kämpf, 07 Oct 2014
RC C899: 'Interactive Comment on “Phytoplankton blooms on the western shelf of Tasmania: evidence of a highly productive ecosystem” by J. Kämpf', Anonymous Referee #2, 15 Oct 2014
AC C901: 'Reply to referees', Jochen Kämpf, 20 Oct 2014
AC C902: 'Revised paper (2nd revision)', Jochen Kämpf, 20 Oct 2014

Short summary

This paper describes the discovery of a previously unknown coastal upwelling centre on the western coast of Tasmania, Australia. This region forms part of the Great South Australian Coastal Upwelling System, which turns out one of the largest seasonal coastal upwelling systems on Earth. Upwelling events fuel phytoplankton blooms in last austral summer months and associated coastal jets are presumably an important nutrient source for the adjacent Bass Strait.