HOW DO RATES IN SAN FRANCISCO BAY COMPARE TO PHYTOPLANKTON PRODUCTION IN OTHER ESTUARIES?

• Primary production in San Francisco Bay is lower than in most estuaries.
• Rates of primary production in estuaries are much higher than in the ocean.
  

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