The quantity of phytoplankton in Newark Bay, New Jersey as indicated by chlorophyll-a content of the water, is low in the winter and early spring, and fluctuates greatly during the spring and summer. Chlorophyll-a concentrations are generally less than 20 μg/l until April. Between April and August, three phytoplankton blooms were indicated by chlorophyll-a concentrations as high as 81.4 μg/l. Net phytoplankton diversity values indicated generally eutrophic conditions; however, there was no significant correlation between diversity and chlorophyll-a concentrations. A role of nannoplankton in blooms is indicated. © 1975.
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Michael McCormick, J., & Quinn, P. T. (1975). Phytoplankton diversity and chlorophyll-A in a polluted estuary. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 6(7), 105–106. https://doi.org/10.1016/0025-326X(75)90269-6
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