The North Sea plankton regime shift in the late 1990s: Comment on Beaugrand et al. (2014)

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Santiago Alvarez-Fernandez¹ 

关键词: Seasonal patterns;    Regime shift;    North Sea;    Dinoflagellates;    Zooplankton;    Nutrients;   

DOI  :  10.3354/meps11056

学科分类：海洋学与技术

来源: Inter-Research

【 摘 要 】

ABSTRACT: Beaugrand et al. (2014; Mar Ecol Prog Ser 502:85-104) reported a regime shift in the North Sea plankton community between 1996 and 2003 as a novel observation. Although they used novel methodology, a shift in the plankton community around 1998 had previously been described by Alvarez-Fernandez et al. (2012; Mar Ecol Prog Ser 462:21–38). Both studies have similar results, but their interpretation differs: Beaugrand et al. (2014) conclude that temperature is the driving force, whereas Alvarez-Fernandez et al. (2012) attribute the regime shift to changes in nutrient dynamics.

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