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The Canary Current region off West Africa was examined for its temperature, salinity and dissolved oxygen relations. When historical data on dissolved silicate were examined in the same area, it was found that the area of intensive upwelling has the least amounts of silicate compared with adjacent regions.
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Oren, O. H.: T/S relationship in the Canary Current area. In: Results of the UNDP(SF)/FAO Regional Fisheries Survey in West Africa, Rep. No. 7, 1–17 (1971a).
Oren, O. H. Preliminary note on dissolved oxygen in the Canary Current area. In: Results of the UNDP(SF)/FAO Regional Fisheries Survey in West Africa, Rep. No. 9, 1–5 (1971b).
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Communicated by E. O. Bayagbona, Lagos
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Oren, O.H. Results of the UNDP(SF)/FAO Regional Fisheries Survey in West africa. Report no 3. Silicates in the Canary Current area. Marine Biology 17, 4–6 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00346950
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00346950