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https://doi.org/10.5194/os-18-143-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-18-143-2022
Research article
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31 Jan 2022
Research article |  | 31 Jan 2022

Wind-driven upwelling and surface nutrient delivery in a semi-enclosed coastal sea

Ben Moore-Maley and Susan E. Allen

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Inland seas are critical habitats for globally important fisheries, and the local food webs that support these fisheries are often limited by surface nutrient availability. In the Strait of Georgia, which supports several key northern Pacific fisheries, we identify wind-driven upwelling as a dominant source of summer surface nutrients using a high-resolution coupled ecosystem model. This newly identified underlying mechanism will inform interpretations of ecosystem variability in the region.
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