Primary production in the tropical continental shelf seas bordering northern Australia

Pelagic primary production (14C uptake) was measured 81 times between 1990 and 2013 at sites spanning the broad, shallow Northern Australian Shelf (NAS; 120−145°E) which borders the Australian continent. The mean of all areal production measurements was 1048±109 mg C m−2 d−1 (mean±95% CI). Estimates of areal primary production were correlated with integral upper-euphotic zone chlorophyll stocks (above the 50% and 20% light penetration depths)...