Net primary productivity, upwelling and  coastal currents in the Gulf of Ulloa, Baja California, México

González-Rodríguez, E.; Trasviña-Castro, A.; Gaxiola-Castro, G.; Zamudio, L.; Cervantes-Duarte, R.

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Net primary productivity, upwelling and coastal currents in the Gulf of Ulloa, Baja California, México

E. González-Rodríguez, A. Trasviña-Castro, G. Gaxiola-Castro, L. Zamudio, and R. Cervantes-Duarte

E. González-Rodríguez

Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada (CICESE), Unidad La Paz, Miraflores No. 334, Fracc. Bella Vista, La Paz 23050 BCS México

A. Trasviña-Castro

Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada (CICESE), Unidad La Paz, Miraflores No. 334, Fracc. Bella Vista, La Paz 23050 BCS México

G. Gaxiola-Castro

CICESE, Biological Oceanography Department. Ensenada, BC, México

L. Zamudio

Center for Ocean and Atmospheric Prediction Studies. Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA

R. Cervantes-Duarte

Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas (CICIMAR-IPN), Oceanology Department. La Paz, BCS, México

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