Which biogeochemical effect typically follows enhanced coastal upwelling along continental margins?

💡 Explanation

When upwelling increases, nutrient-rich deep water is brought to the surface because of wind-driven transport and Coriolis effect, fueling phytoplankton growth which supports the marine food web. Therefore, a phytoplankton bloom results, rather than eutrophication, acidification, or decreased nutrients, which counteract upwelling’s effects.

• Which geological feature is most directly shaped by strike-slip movement along a transform fault boundary?
• Which atmospheric outcome occurs following extensive tephra deposition?
• Which mechanism increases crustal melting when strike-slip fault motion decreases lithospheric thickness?
• Which mechanism directly drives the poleward transport of heat within thermohaline circulation?
• Which outcome arises because deflation lowers sediment supply?
• Which mechanism causes increased anchovy populations following strong coastal upwelling events?