Coastal Oceanography of Washington and Oregon 0444873082, 9780444873088, 9780080870854

The Washington-Oregon coastal zone is a classical Eastern Boundary Current region. The area is extremely productive, the

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Page iii

Copyright page
Page iv

Acknowledgements
Page v

Contributors
Page vii

Preface
Pages ix-x
M.R. Landry, B.M. Hickey

Chapter 1 Broad-Scale Distributional Patterns of Hydrographic Variables on the Washington/Oregon Shelf Original Research Article
Pages 1-40
M.R. Landry, J.R. Postel, W.K. Peterson, J. Newman

Chapter 2 Patterns and Processes of Circulation over the Washington Continental Shelf and Slope Original Research Article
Pages 41-115
B.M. Hickey

Chapter 3 Primary Production in Washington Coastal Waters Original Research Article
Pages 117-138
M.J. Perry, J.P. Bolger, D.C. English

Chapter 4 Phytoplankton - Nitrogen Interactions Original Research Article
Pages 139-173
Q. Dortch, J.R. Postel

Chapter 5 Abundance, Distribution, and Grazing Impact of Zooplankton on the Washington Shelf Original Research Article
Pages 175-210
M.R. Landry, C.J. Lorenzen

Chapter 6 Coastal Upwelling Dynamics Original Research Article
Pages 211-253
A.J. Hermann, B.M. Hickey, M.R. Landry, D.F. Winter

Chapter 7 Seasonal Dynamics of Suspended Particulate Matter Original Research Article
Pages 255-285
L.F. Small, H. Pak, D.M. Nelson, C.S. Weimer

Chapter 8 Sediment Transport and Deposition on the Washington Continental Shelf Original Research Article
Pages 287-348
N.B. Kachel, J.D. Smith

Chapter 9 Benthos and its Interaction with Bottom Boundary Layer Processes Original Research Article
Pages 349-365
P.A. Jumars, K. Banse

Chapter 10 Chemical Cycling in Washington's Coastal Zone Original Research Article
Pages 367-509
R. Carpenter, M.L. Peterson

Chapter 11 Oceanographic Influences on the Dynamics of Commercially Fished Populations Original Research Article
Pages 511-565
L.W. Botsford, D.A. Armstrong, J.M. Shenker

Chapter 12 Surf-Zone Ecology and Dynamics Original Research Article
Pages 567-594
J. Lewin, C.T. Schaefer, D.F. Winter

Chapter 13 Coastal Oceanography of Washington and Oregon: A Summary and a Prospectus for Future Studies Original Research Article
Pages 595-599
B.M. Hickey, M.R. Landry

Subject Index
Pages 601-607

Coastal Oceanography of Washington and Oregon
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