Nutrient sources, phytoplankton blooms, and hypoxia along the Chinese coast in the East China Sea: Insight from summer 2014

Phytoplankton blooms are common along the Chinese coast in the East China Sea, driven by various nutrient sources including river discharge, bottom water regeneration, and Kuroshio subsurface water intrusion. A notable 2014 summer bloom off the Zhejiang coast, exhibiting a Chl a concentration of 20.1 μg L