Nutrients
Nutrient Dynamics of the Delta: Effects on Primary Producers
Clifford Dahm, Alexander Parker, Anne Adelson, Mairgareth Christman, Brian Bergamaschi
Key points:
- Nutrients, long dismissed as a factor in regulating primary production in the Delta, have become a factor deserving increased attention.
- Growing clarity of the waters within the Delta has dictated a more prominent role for nutrients in influencing primary production.
- Harmful algal blooms, especially Microcystis, and invasive aquatic plants interact with both the form and concentration of dissolved inorganic nutrients.
- Inorganic nutrients in soluble forms can now be measured continuously and in real-time using new in situ sensors.