538
Index
Open ocean
ecological provinces in, 105
regional and latitudinal resistance to
mixing in, 58–61
static province boundaries in, 110–113
static province boundaries in, analytical
tests, 111–112
static province boundaries in,
biogeographic tests, 112–113
static province boundaries in, statistical
tests, 110–111
Open-ocean iron-fertilization experiment,
report on, 72
Oregon-British Columbia, 399
Organic material, production and
consumption of, 102
Organisms, understanding role of small, 14–17
Oxygen, evolved by photoautotrophic
cyanobacteria, 73
Oxygen deficiency, important layer of, 292
P
Pacific and Atlantic oceans, 122
Pacific coastal biome, 389–441
Pacific decadal oscillation (PDO), 118,
123, 331
Pacific equatorial countercurrent (PEEC), 328
Pacific equatorial divergence province
(PEQD), 328, 367–373
defining characteristics of regional
oceanography, 367–369
extent of province, 367
regional response of pelagic ecosystem,
369–373
synopsis, 373
Pacific high-S region, eastern, 79
Pacific ocean, 327–441
Pacific polar biome, 329–337
Pacific subarctic gyres province, east and west
(PSAG), 337–343
defining characteristics of regional
oceanography, 337–338
extent of province, 337
regional response of pelagic ecosystem,
338–342
synopsis, 342
Pacific trade winds biome, 357–389
Pacific westerly winds biome, 337–355
Palk strait, 312
Panama canal, 192
Papua-New Guinea, south coast of, 425
Partial tides, 68
PDO phase changes, in high latitudes, 123
Pedinomonas, green flagellates , 16
Pelagic and planktonic organisms, 24
Pelagic ecology, partition of, 114
Pelagic ecosystem
functioning of, 120
physics and biology of, 5
realms in, 14
Pelagic fish, 147
in trades biome, 96
Pelagic species, distribution of groups of, 26
Pelagos, biogeographic regions of, 25
Permanently open ocean zone (POOZ), 463
Peru current, 367
Petersen’s contribution, importance of, 29
Petersen’s synthesis, 29
PFZ and CWB, 447
Phaeocystis, single-celled phytoflagellates, 16
Photosynthetic index (PI), 139
Phycoerythrin-rich cyanobacteria, 172
“Phylogenetic” taxonomy, 20
Phytoplankton
accumulation of, 79
epontic algal communities and, 137
Fe-deficient, 74
generalized series of, 25
and herbivores, decoupling of, 43
at shelf sea fronts, 41
utilize NO 3 as principal nitrogen source, 81
and zooplankton, 45
Phytoplankton biomass, enriched, 40
Phytoplankton cells
horizontal advection of, 55
vertical advection of, 55
Phytoplankton chlorophyll biomass, global
measurement of, 7
Phytoplankton chlorophyll, rates of, 65
Phytoplankton groups, in sea surface
chlorophyll data, 7
Phytoplankton taxa, relationships between
different, 7
PICES reviews, on-line publication of, 328
Picophytoplankton, distribution of, 371
Plankton, effects on vertical profiles of, 294
Plankton expedition, foundation for biology
of oceanic plankton, 2
Plankton production, nitrification
theory of, 51
“Plankton wave” concept, 289
Planktonic organisms and environment, basic
relations between, 17
Plume, 82
Index
Open ocean
ecological provinces in, 105
regional and latitudinal resistance to
mixing in, 58–61
static province boundaries in, 110–113
static province boundaries in, analytical
tests, 111–112
static province boundaries in,
biogeographic tests, 112–113
static province boundaries in, statistical
tests, 110–111
Open-ocean iron-fertilization experiment,
report on, 72
Oregon-British Columbia, 399
Organic material, production and
consumption of, 102
Organisms, understanding role of small, 14–17
Oxygen, evolved by photoautotrophic
cyanobacteria, 73
Oxygen deficiency, important layer of, 292
P
Pacific and Atlantic oceans, 122
Pacific coastal biome, 389–441
Pacific decadal oscillation (PDO), 118,
123, 331
Pacific equatorial countercurrent (PEEC), 328
Pacific equatorial divergence province
(PEQD), 328, 367–373
defining characteristics of regional
oceanography, 367–369
extent of province, 367
regional response of pelagic ecosystem,
369–373
synopsis, 373
Pacific high-S region, eastern, 79
Pacific ocean, 327–441
Pacific polar biome, 329–337
Pacific subarctic gyres province, east and west
(PSAG), 337–343
defining characteristics of regional
oceanography, 337–338
extent of province, 337
regional response of pelagic ecosystem,
338–342
synopsis, 342
Pacific trade winds biome, 357–389
Pacific westerly winds biome, 337–355
Palk strait, 312
Panama canal, 192
Papua-New Guinea, south coast of, 425
Partial tides, 68
PDO phase changes, in high latitudes, 123
Pedinomonas, green flagellates , 16
Pelagic and planktonic organisms, 24
Pelagic ecology, partition of, 114
Pelagic ecosystem
functioning of, 120
physics and biology of, 5
realms in, 14
Pelagic fish, 147
in trades biome, 96
Pelagic species, distribution of groups of, 26
Pelagos, biogeographic regions of, 25
Permanently open ocean zone (POOZ), 463
Peru current, 367
Petersen’s contribution, importance of, 29
Petersen’s synthesis, 29
PFZ and CWB, 447
Phaeocystis, single-celled phytoflagellates, 16
Photosynthetic index (PI), 139
Phycoerythrin-rich cyanobacteria, 172
“Phylogenetic” taxonomy, 20
Phytoplankton
accumulation of, 79
epontic algal communities and, 137
Fe-deficient, 74
generalized series of, 25
and herbivores, decoupling of, 43
at shelf sea fronts, 41
utilize NO 3 as principal nitrogen source, 81
and zooplankton, 45
Phytoplankton biomass, enriched, 40
Phytoplankton cells
horizontal advection of, 55
vertical advection of, 55
Phytoplankton chlorophyll biomass, global
measurement of, 7
Phytoplankton chlorophyll, rates of, 65
Phytoplankton groups, in sea surface
chlorophyll data, 7
Phytoplankton taxa, relationships between
different, 7
PICES reviews, on-line publication of, 328
Picophytoplankton, distribution of, 371
Plankton, effects on vertical profiles of, 294
Plankton expedition, foundation for biology
of oceanic plankton, 2
Plankton production, nitrification
theory of, 51
“Plankton wave” concept, 289
Planktonic organisms and environment, basic
relations between, 17
Plume, 82