Biogeochemical features along the northern and central Patagonian shelf during a spring cruise: implications for biological productivity

•We report biogeochemical patterns across the Patagonian continental shelf.•Three macrozones were identified by nutrient concentration and hydrological gradients.•Highest nitrate uptake and new primary production occurred in northern oceanic waters.•Southern shelf waters were dominated by ammonium u...

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