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Intro; Preface; A Special Thank You to Our Reviewers; Reviewers; Contents; Contributors; Part I: Historical Background of Plankton Research in the Region; Overview of the History of Biological Oceanography in the Southwestern Atlantic, with Emphasis on Plankton; 1 Introduction; 2 The Beginnings (Eighteenth to Early Twentieth Centuries); 3 Biological Oceanography in Argentina; 3.1 The Early Years; 3.2 Logistics and Oceanographic Expeditions: The National Hydrographic Service; 3.3 Institutions; 3.4 Foreign Input and International Cooperation; 4 Biological Oceanography in Brazil.
4.1 The Evolution of Planktology in Brazil4.1.1 The Early Years; 4.1.2 Post-World War II (1945-1960); 4.1.3 Years 1960-2017; 4.2 Floating Platforms (Table 1); 4.3 Funding for Oceanographic Research; 4.4 Human Resources; 4.5 International Programs; 5 Knowledge of the Plankton of the South Atlantic; 6 Trends, Contrasts, and Concluding Remarks; References; Part II: Regional Settings of Productivity and Nutrient Cycling; Physical Oceanography of the SW Atlantic Shelf: A Review; 1 Introduction; 2 Data and Methods; 3 Water Masses and Shelf Fronts; 3.1 Patagonian Shelf; 3.2 Central Shelf (CS).
3.3 South Brazil Bight (SBB)4 Circulation; 4.1 Patagonian Shelf (PS); 4.2 Central Shelf (CS); 4.3 South Brazil Bight (SBB); 5 Surface Chlorophyll a Distribution; 6 Surface Ocean CO2 Fluxes; References; Nutrient Transport, Cycles, and Fate in Southern Brazil (Southwestern Atlantic Ocean Margin); 1 Introduction; 2 Shelf Waters; 3 Shelf Break Waters; 4 Coastal Waters; 5 Influence of SGD on Nutrients; 6 Potential Nutrient Sources on the Shelf; 7 Major Scientific Uncertainties; References; Surface Macronutrient Dynamics of the Drake Passage and the Argentine Sea; 1 Introduction.
2 Permanent Surface Nutrient Dynamics3 Seasonal Surface Nutrient Dynamics; 4 Interannual Surface Nutrient Dynamics; 5 Estimated Surface Nutrient Concentration; 6 Conclusions; References; Perspective: Continental Inputs of Matter into Planktonic Ecosystems of the Argentinean Continental Shelf-the Case of Atmospheric Dust; 1 Introduction; 2 Particle Flux from Land to Oceans; 3 Dust; 4 Sources; 5 Effects on Primary Production; 6 Effects of Global Change; 7 Conclusions; References; Overview on Primary Production in the Southwestern Atlantic; 1 Introduction.
1.1 Brief Background on Techniques to Estimate Field Primary Production1.2 Brief Description of the PP Satellite Model; 2 Results and Discussion; 2.1 Field Primary Production; 2.2 Brazil; 2.3 Uruguay; 2.4 Argentina; 3 Satellite Estimation of Primary Production; 4 Final Remarks; References; Part III: Plankton of Shelf and Boundary Systems; Phytoplankton Assemblages of the Subtropical South West Atlantic: Composition and Dynamics in Relation to Physical and Chemical Processes; 1 Introduction; 2 Community Composition and Dynamics; 2.1 The Subtropical Province.
4.1 The Evolution of Planktology in Brazil4.1.1 The Early Years; 4.1.2 Post-World War II (1945-1960); 4.1.3 Years 1960-2017; 4.2 Floating Platforms (Table 1); 4.3 Funding for Oceanographic Research; 4.4 Human Resources; 4.5 International Programs; 5 Knowledge of the Plankton of the South Atlantic; 6 Trends, Contrasts, and Concluding Remarks; References; Part II: Regional Settings of Productivity and Nutrient Cycling; Physical Oceanography of the SW Atlantic Shelf: A Review; 1 Introduction; 2 Data and Methods; 3 Water Masses and Shelf Fronts; 3.1 Patagonian Shelf; 3.2 Central Shelf (CS).
3.3 South Brazil Bight (SBB)4 Circulation; 4.1 Patagonian Shelf (PS); 4.2 Central Shelf (CS); 4.3 South Brazil Bight (SBB); 5 Surface Chlorophyll a Distribution; 6 Surface Ocean CO2 Fluxes; References; Nutrient Transport, Cycles, and Fate in Southern Brazil (Southwestern Atlantic Ocean Margin); 1 Introduction; 2 Shelf Waters; 3 Shelf Break Waters; 4 Coastal Waters; 5 Influence of SGD on Nutrients; 6 Potential Nutrient Sources on the Shelf; 7 Major Scientific Uncertainties; References; Surface Macronutrient Dynamics of the Drake Passage and the Argentine Sea; 1 Introduction.
2 Permanent Surface Nutrient Dynamics3 Seasonal Surface Nutrient Dynamics; 4 Interannual Surface Nutrient Dynamics; 5 Estimated Surface Nutrient Concentration; 6 Conclusions; References; Perspective: Continental Inputs of Matter into Planktonic Ecosystems of the Argentinean Continental Shelf-the Case of Atmospheric Dust; 1 Introduction; 2 Particle Flux from Land to Oceans; 3 Dust; 4 Sources; 5 Effects on Primary Production; 6 Effects of Global Change; 7 Conclusions; References; Overview on Primary Production in the Southwestern Atlantic; 1 Introduction.
1.1 Brief Background on Techniques to Estimate Field Primary Production1.2 Brief Description of the PP Satellite Model; 2 Results and Discussion; 2.1 Field Primary Production; 2.2 Brazil; 2.3 Uruguay; 2.4 Argentina; 3 Satellite Estimation of Primary Production; 4 Final Remarks; References; Part III: Plankton of Shelf and Boundary Systems; Phytoplankton Assemblages of the Subtropical South West Atlantic: Composition and Dynamics in Relation to Physical and Chemical Processes; 1 Introduction; 2 Community Composition and Dynamics; 2.1 The Subtropical Province.