Our data show that upwelling processes and the presence of eddies play important roles controlling the nutrient cycles and therefore also exert a major influence on the phytoplankton communities in ...

Since there is not enough light below 160 feet (50 meters) underwater to make photosynthesis possible, these nutrients are usually not utilized by phytoplankton. However, the upwelling of these ...

We also suggested that a warming climate will simultaneously enhance the productivity of large phytoplankton, such as diatoms, in coastal regions, owing to increased wind-driven upwelling 1.

Upwelling returns nutrient-rich water to the sunlight zone where it fuels rapid phytoplankton growth. Phytoplankton production is the foundation of a productive marine food web. The phytoplankton ...

“Our study reveals that nutrients from the eddies can be transported in waters below the sunlit layer around the islands where local upwelling can lead to phytoplankton blooms,” said Feloy.

"Our study reveals that nutrients from the eddies can be transported in waters below the sunlit layer around the islands where local upwelling can lead to phytoplankton blooms," said Feloy.