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Overview

Frank A. Whitney is affiliated with Fisheries and Oceans Canada, where their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences with a significant emphasis on Oceanography.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
  • Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Mercury impact and mitigation studies

Their recent publications demonstrate diverse research interests within oceanographic sciences. Notable papers include:

  • Trends and decadal oscillations of oxygen and nutrients at 50 to 300 m depth in the equatorial and North Pacific, 2020, published in Biogeosciences
  • Nutrient and dissolved inorganic carbon variability in the North Pacific, 2020, published in Journal of Oceanography
  • Apparent shifts in the microplankton community in response to zinc and iron enrichments in the Northeastern Subarctic Pacific, 2022, published in Frontiers in Marine Science

The venues in which the scientist frequently publishes are:

  • Biogeosciences
  • Journal of Oceanography
  • Frontiers in Marine Science

Collaborations are an important aspect of their work. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Lothar Stramma
  • Sunke Schmidtko
  • Steven J. Bograd
  • Tsuneo Ono
  • Tetjana Ross

Subfields within the scientist's research portfolio include oceanography as a major subfield, along with work touching on health, toxicology, and mutagenesis.

Best Publications

  • The decline and fate of an iron-induced subarctic phytoplankton bloom

    Philip W. Boyd;Cliff S. Law;C.S. Wong;Yukihiro Nojiri

  • Persistently declining oxygen levels in the interior waters of the eastern subarctic Pacific

    Frank A. Whitney;Howard J. Freeland;Marie Robert

  • Volcanic ash fuels anomalous plankton bloom in subarctic northeast Pacific

    Roberta C. Hamme;Peter W. Webley;William R. Crawford;Frank A. Whitney

  • Seasonal and interannual variability in particle fluxes of carbon, nitrogen and silicon from time series of sediment traps at Ocean Station P, 1982–1993: relationship to changes in subarctic primary productivity

    C.S. Wong;F.A. Whitney;D.W. Crawford;K. Iseki

  • Evidence of change in the winter mixed layer in the Northeast Pacific Ocean

    Howard Freeland;Ken Denman;C.S. Wong;Frank Whitney

  • Variability in upper-ocean water properties in the NE Pacific Ocean

    F.A Whitney;H.J Freeland

  • Author Correction: A compendium of geochemical information from the Saanich Inlet water column

    Mónica Torres-Beltrán;Alyse K. Hawley;David Capelle;Elena Zaikova

  • Physical processes that enhance nutrient transport and primary productivity in the coastal and open ocean of the subarctic NE Pacific

    F.A. Whitney;W.R. Crawford;P.J. Harrison

  • In situ feeding and metabolism of glass sponges (Hexactinellida, Porifera) studied in a deep temperate fjord with a remotely operated submersible

    Gitai Yahel;Frank Whitney;Henry M. Reiswig;Henry M. Reiswig;Dafne I. Eerkes-Medrano

  • Anomalous winter winds decrease 2014 transition zone productivity in the NE Pacific

    Frank A. Whitney

  • Nutrient and Plankton Dynamics in the NE and NW Gyres of the Subarctic Pacific Ocean

    Paul J. Harrison;Frank A. Whitney;Atsushi Tsuda;Hiroaki Saito

  • WOCE line P1W in the Sea of Okhotsk: 2. CFCs and the formation rate of intermediate water

    C. S. Wong;R. J. Matear;H. J. Freeland;F. A. Whitney

  • Structure of Haida Eddies and Their Transport of Nutrient from Coastal Margins into the NE Pacific Ocean

    Frank Whitney;Marie Robert

  • Changes in source waters to the Southern California Bight

    Steven J. Bograd;Mercedes Pozo Buil;Emanuele Di Lorenzo;Carmen G. Castro

  • Transformations of biogenic particulates from the pelagic to the deep ocean realm

    P.W. Boyd;N.D. Sherry;J.A. Berges;J.K.B. Bishop

  • Atmospheric iron supply and enhanced vertical carbon flux in the NE subarctic Pacific: Is there a connection?

    P. W. Boyd;C. S. Wong;J. Merrill;F. Whitney

  • Interannual variability in nitrate supply to surface waters of the Northeast Pacific Ocean

    F. A. Whitney;C. S. Wong;P. W. Boyd

  • Influence of zinc and iron enrichments on phytoplankton growth in the northeastern subarctic Pacific

    D. W. Crawford;M. S. Lipsen;D. A. Purdie;M. C. Lohan

  • Ocean deoxygenation: Past, present, and future

    Paul G. Falkowski;Thomas Algeo;Lou Codispoti;Curtis Deutsch

  • Seasonal cycles of nutrients and dissolved inorganic carbon at high and mid latitudes in the North Pacific Ocean during the Skaugran cruises: determination of new production and nutrient uptake ratios

    C.S Wong;N.A.D Waser;Y Nojiri;F.A Whitney

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul J. Harrison
Paul J. Harrison University of Oxford
Yukihiro Nojiri
Yukihiro Nojiri National Institute for Environmental Studies
Howard J. Freeland
Howard J. Freeland Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Steven J. Bograd
Steven J. Bograd National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
William R. Crawford
William R. Crawford Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Philip W. Boyd
Philip W. Boyd University of Tasmania
Atsushi Tsuda
Atsushi Tsuda University of Tokyo
Richard J. Matear
Richard J. Matear CSIRO Ocean and Atmosphere
Hiroaki Saito
Hiroaki Saito University of Tokyo
Philippe D. Tortell
Philippe D. Tortell University of British Columbia

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