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    "pk": 62737,
    "title": "Nutrient Dynamics of the Delta: Effects on Primary Producers",
    "subtitle": null,
    "abstract": "Increasing clarity of Delta waters, the emergence of harmful algal blooms, the proliferation of aquatic water weeds, and the altered food web of the Delta have brought nutrient dynamics to the forefront. This paper focuses on the sources of nutrients, the transformation and uptake of nutrients, and the links of nutrients to primary producers. The largest loads of nutrients to the Delta come from the Sacramento River with the San Joaquin River seasonally important, especially in the summer. Nutrient concentrations reflect riverine inputs in winter and internal biological processes during periods of lower flow with internal nitrogen losses within the Delta estimated at approximately 30% annually. Light regime, grazing pressure, and nutrient availability influence rates of primary production at different times and locations within the Delta. The roles of the chemical form of dissolved inorganic nitrogen in growth rates of primary producers in the Delta and the structure of the open-water algal community are currently topics of much interest and considerable debate. Harmful algal blooms have been noted since the late 1990s, and the extent of invasive aquatic macrophytes (both submerged and free-floating forms) has increased especially during years of drought. Elevated nutrient loads must be considered in terms of their ability to support this excess biomass. Modern sensor technology and networks are now deployed that make high-frequency measurements of nitrate, ammonium, and phosphate. Data from such instruments allow a much more detailed assessment of the spatial and temporal dynamics of nutrients. Four fruitful directions for future research include utilizing continuous sensor data to estimate rates of primary production and ecosystem respiration, linking hydrodynamic models of the Delta with the transport and fate of dissolved nutrients, studying nutrient dynamics in various habitat types, and exploring the use of stable isotopes to trace the movement and fate of effluent-derived nutrients.",
    "language": "en",
    "license": {
        "name": "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0",
        "short_name": "CC BY 4.0",
        "text": "Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.\n\nNo additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.",
        "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"
    },
    "keywords": [
        {
            "word": "Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta, nutrients, primary production, ammonium, nitrate, Microsystis, macrophytes, nutrient sensors"
        }
    ],
    "section": "Special Issue: The State of Bay–Delta Science 2016, Part 3",
    "is_remote": true,
    "remote_url": "https://escholarship.org/uc/item/1789c0mz",
    "frozenauthors": [
        {
            "first_name": "Clifford",
            "middle_name": "N.",
            "last_name": "Dahm",
            "name_suffix": "",
            "institution": "Dept. of Biology, University of New Mexico",
            "department": ""
        },
        {
            "first_name": "Alexander",
            "middle_name": "E.",
            "last_name": "Parker",
            "name_suffix": "",
            "institution": "The California State University Maritime Academy",
            "department": ""
        },
        {
            "first_name": "Anne",
            "middle_name": "E.",
            "last_name": "Adelson",
            "name_suffix": "",
            "institution": "The Delta Stewardship Council",
            "department": ""
        },
        {
            "first_name": "Mairgareth",
            "middle_name": "A.",
            "last_name": "Christman",
            "name_suffix": "",
            "institution": "The Delta Stewardship Council",
            "department": ""
        },
        {
            "first_name": "Brian",
            "middle_name": "A.",
            "last_name": "Bergamaschi",
            "name_suffix": "",
            "institution": "California Water Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey",
            "department": ""
        }
    ],
    "date_submitted": "2016-12-28T13:46:13Z",
    "date_accepted": "2016-12-28T13:46:13Z",
    "date_published": "2016-12-30T08:00:00Z",
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}