Gomez, F. A., Lee, S. K., Liu, Y., Hernandez, Jr., F. J., Muller-Karger, F. E., Lamkin, J. T. 2018. Seasonal Patterns in Phytoplankton Biomass across the Northern and Deep Gulf of Mexico: A Numerical Model Study. Biogeosciences. Copernicus Publications on behalf of the European Geosciences Union. 15. 3561-3576

Analysis, Assessment, Coastal, Ecosystem, Modeling, Ocean, Seasonal patterns, Biology, Biomass, Phytoplankton

This study developed a model composed of 13 biogeochemical metrics to represent the biomass of various types of phytoplankton found throughout the Gulf of Mexico (U.S.). The study identifies the need to analyze biomass fluxes from biological and physical perspectives in order to more fully understand the Gulf of Mexico’s ecosystem.