Figure 1: Episodic runoff events. | Scientific Reports

Figure 1: Episodic runoff events.

From: Nitrogen and phosphorus uptake rates of different species from a coral reef community after a nutrient pulse

Figure 1

(a,b) Sediment plume at the outlet of Piscadera Bay on 23 November 2011 after a period of heavy rainfall; arrows indicate the front between the sediment plume and clear oceanic water. The sediment plume lasted <1 hr. (c,d) Underwater view of a sediment plume extending from the water surface to ~3 m depth at the dive site ‘Pest Bay’ (12°9′59.77″N, 69°0′43.91″W) on 21 October 2010. Image credit: Hannah J. Brocke and Joost den Haan.

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