{"product_id":"kuroshio-current-isbn-9781119428343","title":"Kuroshio Current","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003einterdisciplinary study of the Kuroshio nutrient stream\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe surface water of the Kuroshio, a western boundary current in the North Pacific Ocean, is nutrient-depleted and has relatively low primary productivity, yet abundant fish populations are supported in the region. This is called the “Kuroshio Paradox”. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eKuroshio Current: Physical, Biogeochemical and Ecosystem Dynamics \u003c\/i\u003epresents research from a multidisciplinary team that conducted observational and modeling studies to investigate this contradiction. This timely and important contribution to the ocean sciences literature provides a comprehensive analysis of the Kuroshio. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVolume highlights include: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eNew insights into the role of the Kuroshio as a nutrient stream\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe first interdisciplinary examination of the Kuroshio Paradox\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReflections on the influence of the Kuroshio on Japanese culture\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eResearch results on both the lower and higher trophic levels in the Kuroshio ecosystem\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eComparisons of nutrient dynamics in the Kuroshio and Gulf Stream\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePredictions of ecosystem responses to future climate variability\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection I: Introduction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Kuroshio: Its Recognition, Scientific Activities and Emerging Issues 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHiroaki Saito\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Research Advancements and Historical Episodes brought by the Kuroshio Flowing across Generations 13\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTakeyoshi Nagai, Kazuyuki Otsuka, and Hiroshi Nakano\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Gulf Nutrient Stream 23\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJosep L Pelegrí, Ignasi Valles‐Casanova, and Dorleta Orue‐Echevarría\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 On the Role of the Gulf Stream in the Changing Atlantic Nutrient Circulation During the 21st Century 51\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaniel B Whitt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection II: Physical and Biogeochemical Dynamics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Structure and Impact of the Kuroshio Nutrient Stream 85\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKosei Komatsu and Yutaka Hiroe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Multiscale Routes to Supply Nutrients Through the Kuroshio Nutrient Stream 105\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTakeyoshi Nagai, Sophie Clayton, and Yusuke Uchiyama\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Contribution of Kuroshio Recirculation to Nutrient Transport Along the Kuroshio South of Japan: An Analysis of Model Results 127\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eXinyu Guo, Yingying Hu, and Yoshikazu Sasai\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 The Kuroshio‐Induced Nutrient Supply in the Shelf and Slope Region off the Southern Coast of Japan 137\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHiroshi Kuroda\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Progress of Studies on Kuroshio Path Variations South of Japan in the Past Decade 147\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNorihisa Usui\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Island Mass Effect 163\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaisuke Hasegawa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Impact of Ocean Physics on Marine Ecosystems in the Kuroshio and Kuroshio Extension Regions: A High‐Resolution Coupled Physical‐Biological Model Study 175\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYoshikazu Sasai, Makio C Honda, Eko Siswanto, Sami Kato, Kazuyuki Uehara, Hideharu Sasaki, and Masami Nonaka\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection III: Ecosystem Dynamics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Phytoplankton Distribution in the Kuroshio Region of the Southern East China Sea in Early Spring 191\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eToru Hasegawa, Satoshi Kitajima, and Yoko Kiyomoto\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Spatial Variations in Community Structure of Haptophytes Across the Kuroshio Front in the Tokara Strait 207\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHisashi Endo and Koji Suzuki\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Variability in Taxonomic Composition, Standing Stock, and Productivity of the Plankton Community in the Kuroshio and its Neighboring Waters 223\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eToru Kobari, Yurie Kobari, Hiroomi Miyamoto, Yuji Okazaki, Gen Kume, Reo Kondo, and Akimasa Habano\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Diverse Trophic Pathways from Zooplankton to Larval and Juvenile Fishes in the Kuroshio Ecosystem 245\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYuji Okazaki, Hiroomi Miyamoto, Koji Suzuki, Hiroaki Saito, Kiyotaka Hidaka, and Tadafumi Ichikawa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Feeding Ecology of Chaetognath \u003ci\u003eFlaccisagitta enflata \u003c\/i\u003ein the Kuroshio Region, Western North Pacific 257\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHiroomi Miyamoto, Dharmamony Vijai, Yuji Okazaki, and Hiroaki Saito\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Reproduction and Early Life History of Mesopelagic Fishes in the Kuroshio Region: A Review of Recent Advances 273\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChiyuki Sassa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Variability in Growth Rates of Japanese Jack Mackerel \u003ci\u003eTrachurus japonicus \u003c\/i\u003eLarvae and Juveniles in the East China Sea – Effects of Temperature and Prey Abundance 295\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMotomitsu Takahashi, Chiyuki Sassa, Kou Nishiuchi, and Youichi Tsukamoto\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 309\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTakeyoshi Nagai\u003c\/b\u003e, Department of Ocean Sciences, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHiroaki Saito\u003c\/b\u003e, Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo, Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKoji Suzuki\u003c\/b\u003e, Faculty of Environmental Earth Science, Hokkaido University, Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMotomitsu Takahashi\u003c\/b\u003e, Seikai National Fisheries Research Institute, Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"American Geophysical Union","offers":[{"title":"Default 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