Citation: Savidge, G. & Kain (Jones), J.M. 1990 Productivity of the Irish Sea. In T.A. Norton & A.J. Geffen (eds), , pp. 9-43. Liverpool University Press, Liverpool
Number of Pages: 33
Series Title: The Irish Sea - an environmental review. Part 3: exploitable living resources
Keywords: Alga, Bacteria, Fauna, Flora, Irish Sea, Isle of Man, Littoral, Marine, Plankton, Seaweed, Sublittoral
Abstract: Paper reviews the current knowledge on productivity of the Irish Sea. Planktonic primary production, effects of vertical stability, coastal influences, temporal variability are all discussed. Primary production by seaweeds is discussed as is zooplankton, bacterial and benthic production.