Assumptions
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Nutrient source: from across the northern flank;
•
Some (most?) is taken up by phytoplankton in the
front, and around the periphery;
•
Primary production patterns are thus predictable
(or are they?)
Questions
•
What are the patterns of upper trophic level
responces?
•
What are the above relationships with fish
spawning and production?
•
What is the importance of winter?
(
e.g., see data
from Pastuszak et al., 1981
)