Measurements at the Hawaii Ocean Time-series (HOT) Station ALOHA (22 degrees 45'N, 158 degrees W) have revealed a significant, approximately 50% increase in euphotic zone depth-integrated rates of primary production ( PP; mol C fixed m(-2) d(-1)) based on in situ C-14 experiments. The character of the nearly two-decade increasing...
The North Pacific subtropical gyre (NPSG), once considered to be a biological desert due to low primary production (PP) and its associated variability, has been found more productive and variable than previously thought. The environmental conditions controlling this relatively high PP variability are yet to be elucidated, despite important implications...