Index
537
North Pacific equatorial countercurrent
province (PNEC), 362–367
defining characteristics of regional
oceanography, 362–363
extent of province, 362
regional response of pelagic ecosystem,
363–367
synopsis, 367
North Pacific subtropical and polar front
provinces (NPST/NPPF), 349–353
defining characteristics of regional
oceanography, 350
extent of province, 349–350
regional response of the pelagic
ecosystem, 351
synopsis, 352–353
North Pacific tropical gyre province (NPTG),
328, 357–362
defining characteristics of regional
oceanography, 357–358
extent of province, 357
regional response of pelagic ecosystem,
358–361
synopsis, 361–362
North sea, tidal fronts in, 35
Northeast Atlantic Continental Shelf
province, 113
Northeast Atlantic shelves province (NECS),
214–224
continental shelf topography, 215–216
defining characteristics of regional
oceanography, 216–218
extent of province, 214
regional benthic and demersal ecology,
223–224
response of the pelagic ecosystems, 218–223
synopsis, 224
Northeast monsoon drift, 278
Northwest Arabian sea upwelling province
(ARAB), 278, 295–303
continental shelf topography and tidal and
shelf-edge, 295
defining characteristics of regional
oceanography, 296–299
extent of province, 295
regional response of the pelagic ecosystem,
299–303
synopsis, 303
Northwest Atlantic shelves province (NWCS),
248–257
continental shelf topography and tidal and
shelf-edge fronts, 249–250
defining characteristics of regional
oceanography, 250–252
extent of province, 248–249
regional benthic and demersal ecology,
255–257
response of pelagic ecosystems, 252–255
synopsis, 257
Norwegian coastal current, 149
Norwegian sea, cyclonic gyre of, 143
Norwegian-Greenland sea, 61, 104
Novaya Zemyla, 152
Nutricline, vertical flux across, 79
Nutrient dynamics, observations of, 393
Nutrient flux and limitation, models of,
83–87
“Nutrient hole”, 131
Nutrient limitation, 71–87
regional anomalies in, 78–83
NW Atlantic, temperature section across shelf
and slope in, 40
O
Oblique plankton net samples, 28
Ocean
and atmosphere, exchange of latent heat
between, 116
biogeographic partition of, 19–34
idea of partitioning, 104
Ocean basins, shape of, 97
Ocean basin-scale baroclinicity, 46
Ocean circulation, key features of, 128
“Ocean color”, 5
Ocean physics, aspects of, 57
“Ocean Stream”, 173
Ocean weather station (OWS), 149
Oceanic and shelf ecosystems, progressive
exploration of, 2–5
Oceanic and shelf water, discontinuity
between, 39
Oceanic biogeographic information system
(OBIS), 22
Oceanic biogeography, with terrestrial
biogeography, 19
Oceanic fronts and Eddy streets, 36
Oceanic phytoplankton, ecology of, 64–70
Oceanic polar front, 38, 61
Oceanic polar front (OPF), 144, 148
Oceans, distribution of nitrate in, 75
Ochromonas, photosynthetic cells, 73
Okhotsk sea, 329, 331
Oligotrophic central gyres, 64
Omnivores, functional groups, 91
537
North Pacific equatorial countercurrent
province (PNEC), 362–367
defining characteristics of regional
oceanography, 362–363
extent of province, 362
regional response of pelagic ecosystem,
363–367
synopsis, 367
North Pacific subtropical and polar front
provinces (NPST/NPPF), 349–353
defining characteristics of regional
oceanography, 350
extent of province, 349–350
regional response of the pelagic
ecosystem, 351
synopsis, 352–353
North Pacific tropical gyre province (NPTG),
328, 357–362
defining characteristics of regional
oceanography, 357–358
extent of province, 357
regional response of pelagic ecosystem,
358–361
synopsis, 361–362
North sea, tidal fronts in, 35
Northeast Atlantic Continental Shelf
province, 113
Northeast Atlantic shelves province (NECS),
214–224
continental shelf topography, 215–216
defining characteristics of regional
oceanography, 216–218
extent of province, 214
regional benthic and demersal ecology,
223–224
response of the pelagic ecosystems, 218–223
synopsis, 224
Northeast monsoon drift, 278
Northwest Arabian sea upwelling province
(ARAB), 278, 295–303
continental shelf topography and tidal and
shelf-edge, 295
defining characteristics of regional
oceanography, 296–299
extent of province, 295
regional response of the pelagic ecosystem,
299–303
synopsis, 303
Northwest Atlantic shelves province (NWCS),
248–257
continental shelf topography and tidal and
shelf-edge fronts, 249–250
defining characteristics of regional
oceanography, 250–252
extent of province, 248–249
regional benthic and demersal ecology,
255–257
response of pelagic ecosystems, 252–255
synopsis, 257
Norwegian coastal current, 149
Norwegian sea, cyclonic gyre of, 143
Norwegian-Greenland sea, 61, 104
Novaya Zemyla, 152
Nutricline, vertical flux across, 79
Nutrient dynamics, observations of, 393
Nutrient flux and limitation, models of,
83–87
“Nutrient hole”, 131
Nutrient limitation, 71–87
regional anomalies in, 78–83
NW Atlantic, temperature section across shelf
and slope in, 40
O
Oblique plankton net samples, 28
Ocean
and atmosphere, exchange of latent heat
between, 116
biogeographic partition of, 19–34
idea of partitioning, 104
Ocean basins, shape of, 97
Ocean basin-scale baroclinicity, 46
Ocean circulation, key features of, 128
“Ocean color”, 5
Ocean physics, aspects of, 57
“Ocean Stream”, 173
Ocean weather station (OWS), 149
Oceanic and shelf ecosystems, progressive
exploration of, 2–5
Oceanic and shelf water, discontinuity
between, 39
Oceanic biogeographic information system
(OBIS), 22
Oceanic biogeography, with terrestrial
biogeography, 19
Oceanic fronts and Eddy streets, 36
Oceanic phytoplankton, ecology of, 64–70
Oceanic polar front, 38, 61
Oceanic polar front (OPF), 144, 148
Oceans, distribution of nitrate in, 75
Ochromonas, photosynthetic cells, 73
Okhotsk sea, 329, 331
Oligotrophic central gyres, 64
Omnivores, functional groups, 91