Kuroshio Current

An interdisciplinary study of the Kuroshio nutrient stream

The surface water of the Kuroshio, a western boundary current in the North Pacific Ocean, is nutrient-depleted and has lower primary productivity, yet abundant fish populations are supported in the region. This is called the “Kuroshio Paradox”.

Kuroshio Current: Physical, Biogeochemical and Ecosystem Dynamics presents research from a multidisciplinary team that conducted observational and modeling studies to investigate this contradiction. This timely and important contribution to the ocean sciences literature provides a comprehensive analysis of the Kuroshio.

Volume highlights include:
*New insights into the role of the Kuroshio as a nutrient stream
*The first interdisciplinary examination of the Kuroshio Paradox
*Reflections on the influence of the Kuroshio on Japanese culture
*Research results on both the lower and higher trophic levels in the Kuroshio ecosystem
*Comparisons of the Kuroshio and Gulf Stream nutrient dynamics
*Predictions of ecosystem responses to future climate variability

Un studiu interdisciplinar al fluxului de nutrienti Kuroshio Apa de suprafata a Kuroshio, un curent de limita vestic in Oceanul Pacific de Nord, este epuizata de nutrienti si are o productivitate primara mai mica, totusi populatii abundente de pesti sunt sustinute in regiune. Acesta se numeste „Paradoxul Kuroshio”. Kuroshio Current: Physical, Biogeochemical and Ecosystem Dynamics prezinta cercetari de la o echipa multidisciplinara care a efectuat studii observationale si de modelare pentru a investiga aceasta contradictie.