Life at the Edge
Plankton growth at the shelf break front
August 14, 2018
What makes the shelf break front such a productive and diverse part of the Northwest Atlantic Ocean? To find out, a group of scientists on the research vessel Neil Armstrong spent two weeks at sea in 2018 as part of a three-year project funded by the National Science Foundation.
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See Also
- National Science Foundation
- Research Vessel Neil Armstrong
- The Hot Spot for Marine Life From Oceanus magazine
- Where Food Is in the Sea, and Why From Oceanus magazine
- Ocean Observatories Initiative A special section on the Ocean Observatories Initiative from Oceanus magazine
- Ocean Observatories Initiative homepage
- A Pioneering Vision Article on the Ocean Observatories Initiative's Pioneer Array from Oceanus magazine
- Dennis McGillicuddy
- Heidi Sosik
- Weifeng Gordon Zhang
- Jefferson Turner
- Walker Smith
- Rachel Stanley
- Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries
- UMass Dartmouth School for Marine Science and Technology
- Virginia Institute of Marine Science
- Wellesley College