The Amur River basin as a giant fish-breeding forest  for the Sea of Okhotsk and Oyashio openwater

Takayuki Shiraiwa

doi:10.14866/ajg.2012s.0_100086

Annual Meeting of the Association of Japanese Geographers, Spring 2012

Session ID : 523

DOI https://doi.org/10.14866/ajg.2012s.0_100086

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Host: The Association of Japanese Geographers

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The Amur River basin as a giant fish-breeding forest for the Sea of Okhotsk and Oyashio openwater

*Takayuki Shiraiwa

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Keywords: fish-breeding forest, primary production, dissolved iron, land-use

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Abstract

It was found that the Amur River basin could be considered as a giant "fish-breeding forest" for the Sea of Okhotsk and Oyashio openwater by suppling dissolved iron. It is an essential element for the photosynthesis of phytoplankton and the sufficient supply of dissolved iron makes the Sea of Okhotsk and Oyashio openwater as one of the world richest oceans.

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