Climate variability and multi-decadal diatom abundance in the Northeast Atlantic

Martin Edwards; Gregory Beaugrand; Loïck Kléparski; Pierre Hélaouët; Philip C. Reid

doi:10.1038/s43247-022-00492-9

Communications Earth & Environment (Jul 2022)

Climate variability and multi-decadal diatom abundance in the Northeast Atlantic

Martin Edwards,
Gregory Beaugrand,
Loïck Kléparski,
Pierre Hélaouët,
Philip C. Reid

Affiliations

Martin Edwards: Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Gregory Beaugrand: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Laboratoire d’Océanologie et de Géosciences’ UMR LOG CNRS 8187, Station Marine, Université des Sciences et Technologies
Loïck Kléparski: The Marine Biological Association (MBA), The Laboratory
Pierre Hélaouët: The Marine Biological Association (MBA), The Laboratory
Philip C. Reid: The Marine Biological Association (MBA), The Laboratory

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00492-9
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 3, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Long term variability in temperature and wind patterns impacts diatom populations in the Northeast Atlantic, with warming leading to increased abundance in cold oceanic regions and decreased abundance in warm regions, according to an analysis of 60-years of continuous plankton recorder observations.

Published in Communications Earth & Environment

ISSN: 2662-4435 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Geology; Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsenv/

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