Abstract
The Taiwan Strait, as “sea corridor”, connects the South China Sea to the East China Sea. It is within the subtropical SW to NE trade-wind belt. The most distinctive characteristic of this region is seasonal monsoons, which lead to the major differences in water masses, circulation and chemical fluxes. Due to the wind stress and the interaction of bottom topography with currents, upwellings are induced near the shore and near the shelf-break. Upwelling stimulates biological production and supports the fisheries. The seasonal forcing of physical and biological cycles in this subtropical region leads to major variation in chemical distribution and makes this region an unique environment for marine biogeochemical studies. In this paper, the biogeochemical features of biologically important elements in Taiwan Strait region are summarized mainly based on the studies by Chinese scientists in 1983-1988.
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Hua-sheng, H., Ming-han, D. (1994). Biogeochemical Studies of Biologically Important Elements in the Taiwan Strait. In: Di, Z., Yuan-Bo, L., Cheng-Kui, Z. (eds) Oceanology of China Seas. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0862-1_21
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