Katy O'Donnell
Science and Products
Date published: October 31, 2018
Status: Active Causes and Relevance of Phytoplankton Blooms in the Northern Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
Phytoplankton are an important part of aquatic food webs and ecosystems. These single-celled plants grow faster in the stronger light of spring or summer, resulting in population explosions called phytoplankton blooms. These blooms in turn feed zooplankton (free-floating aquatic microorganisms), providing food for many aquatic species, including fish, shrimp, crabs, and other invertebrates....
Attribution: California Water Science Center
Year Published: 2017
Using paired in situ high frequency nitrate measurements to better understand controls on nitrate concentrations and estimate nitrification rates in a wastewater-impacted river
We used paired continuous nitrate ( ) measurements along a tidally affected river receiving wastewater discharge rich in ammonium ( ) to quantify rates of change in concentration ( ) and estimate nitrification rates. sensors were deployed 30 km apart in the Sacramento River, California (USA), with the upstream...
Kraus, Tamara E. C.; O'Donnell, Katy; Downing, Bryan D.; Burau, Jon R.; Bergamaschi, BrianAttribution: California Water Science Center, Water Resources
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Kraus, T. E. C., O'Donnell, K., Downing, B.D., Burau, J.R. and Bergamaschi, B.A., 2017, Using paired in situ high frequency nitrate measurements to better understand controls on nitrate concentrations and estimate nitrification rates in a wastewater-impacted river: Water Resources Research, v. 53, p. 1-20, https://doi.org/10.1002/2017WR020670.
[First online 13 Sept. 2017]