Primary Productivity During SERIES

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Primary Productivity During SERIES

• A Preliminary Report by
• Nelson D. Sherry
• Adrian Marchetti
• Philippe Juneau

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Tully Departure
El Puma Departs
Fe
Fe
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Tully Departs
El Puma Departs
2nd Fe
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Size Fractionated PP
2nd Fe
Tully Departs
2nd Fe
Tully Departs
1 Light
100 Light
PP (mg C m-3 d-1)
0.1 Light
10 Light
July 2002 Day
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Assimilation Efficiency
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PSII Efficiency (Fv/Fm)
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Pvs.E Curves for Electron Transport Rate
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Conclusions

• Rapid and small initial response
• The bloom peaked
• Physiologically on July 21st.
• PP peaked on July 24th
• Chlorophyll peaked on July 24-26