Nature Communications (Apr 2016)

The timescales of global surface-ocean connectivity

  • Bror F. Jönsson,
  • James R. Watson

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11239
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

Abstract

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The adaptive capabilities of planktonic communities to climate change remain uncertain. Here, using Lagrangian particle tracking and network theory, the authors show that surface ocean currents can navigate the globe within 10 years, suggesting that marine plankton may keep pace with climate change.