Journal article
Climate Impact on Plankton Ecosystems in the Northeast Atlantic
Science, Vol.305(5690), pp.1609-1612
2004
Abstract
It is now widely accepted that global warming is occurring, yet its effects on the world's largest ecosystem, the marine pelagic realm, are largely unknown. We show that sea surface warming in the Northeast Atlantic is accompanied by increasing phytoplankton abundance in cooler regions and decreasing phytoplankton abundance in warmer regions. This impact propagates up the food web (bottom-up control)through copepod herbivores to zooplankton carnivores because of tight trophic coupling. Future warming is therefore likely to alter the spatial distribution of primary and secondary pelagic production, affecting ecosystem services and placing additional stress on already-depleted fish and mammal populations.
Details
- Title
- Climate Impact on Plankton Ecosystems in the Northeast Atlantic
- Authors
- A J Richardson (Author) - Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science, United KingdomDavid S Schoeman (Author) - University of Port Elizabeth, South Africa
- Publication details
- Science, Vol.305(5690), pp.1609-1612
- Publisher
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Date published
- 2004
- DOI
- 10.1126/science.1100958
- ISSN
- 0036-8075
- Organisation Unit
- School of Science and Engineering - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Science, Technology and Engineering
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450213302621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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