Seasonal phytoplankton blooms in the North Atlantic linked to the overwintering strategies of copepods

Seasonal phytoplankton blooms in the North Atlantic linked to the overwintering strategies of copepods

Abstract The North Atlantic Ocean contains diverse patterns of seasonal phytoplankton blooms with distinct internal dynamics. We analyzed blooms using remotely-sensed chlorophyll a concentration data and change point statistics. The first bloom of the year began during spring at low latitudes and la...

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Main Authors: Kevin D. Friedland, Nicholas R. Record, Rebecca G. Asch, Trond Kristiansen, Vincent S. Saba, Kenneth F. Drinkwater, Stephanie Henson, Robert T. Leaf, Ryan E. Morse, David G. Johns, Scott I. Large, Solfrid S. Hjøllo, Janet A. Nye, Mike A. Alexander, Rubao Ji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BioOne 2016-04-01
Series:Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene
Subjects:
Phytoplankton bloom
phenology
North Atlantic
zooplankton
temperature
diapause
Online Access:http://elementascience.org/article/info:doi/10.12952/journal.elementa.000099

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