Climate-driven shifts in marine species ranges: scaling from organisms to communities
The geographic distributions of marine species are changing rapidly, with leading range
edges following climate poleward, deeper, and in other directions and trailing range edges …
edges following climate poleward, deeper, and in other directions and trailing range edges …
Zooplankton fecal pellets, marine snow, phytodetritus and the ocean's biological pump
JT Turner - Progress in Oceanography, 2015 - Elsevier
The “biological pump” is the process by which photosynthetically-produced organic matter in
the ocean descends from the surface layer to depth by a combination of sinking particles …
the ocean descends from the surface layer to depth by a combination of sinking particles …
Twenty-first century ocean warming, acidification, deoxygenation, and upper-ocean nutrient and primary production decline from CMIP6 model projections
L Kwiatkowski, O Torres, L Bopp, O Aumont… - …, 2020 - bg.copernicus.org
Anthropogenic climate change is projected to lead to ocean warming, acidification,
deoxygenation, reductions in near-surface nutrients, and changes to primary production, all …
deoxygenation, reductions in near-surface nutrients, and changes to primary production, all …
Quantifying the carbon export and sequestration pathways of the ocean's biological carbon pump
The ocean's biological carbon pump transfers carbon from the surface ocean to the deep
ocean by several distinct pathways, including gravitational settling of organic particles …
ocean by several distinct pathways, including gravitational settling of organic particles …
Essential ocean variables for global sustained observations of biodiversity and ecosystem changes
P Miloslavich, NJ Bax, SE Simmons… - Global Change …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Sustained observations of marine biodiversity and ecosystems focused on specific
conservation and management problems are needed around the world to effectively mitigate …
conservation and management problems are needed around the world to effectively mitigate …
Anticyclonic eddies aggregate pelagic predators in a subtropical gyre
Ocean eddies are coherent, rotating features that can modulate pelagic ecosystems across
many trophic levels. These mesoscale features, which are ubiquitous at mid-latitudes, may …
many trophic levels. These mesoscale features, which are ubiquitous at mid-latitudes, may …
Processes and patterns of oceanic nutrient limitation
Microbial activity is a fundamental component of oceanic nutrient cycles. Photosynthetic
microbes, collectively termed phytoplankton, are responsible for the vast majority of primary …
microbes, collectively termed phytoplankton, are responsible for the vast majority of primary …
Southern Ocean phytoplankton in a changing climate
SL Deppeler, AT Davidson - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Phytoplankton are the base of the Antarctic food web, sustain the wealth and diversity of life
for which Antarctica is renowned, and play a critical role in biogeochemical cycles that …
for which Antarctica is renowned, and play a critical role in biogeochemical cycles that …
The ocean
O Hoegh-Guldberg, R Cai, ES Poloczanska… - 2014 - munin.uit.no
The Ocean plays a central role in Earth's climate and has absorbed 93% of the extra energy
from the enhanced greenhouse effect and approximately 30% of anthropogenic carbon …
from the enhanced greenhouse effect and approximately 30% of anthropogenic carbon …
Marine phytoplankton functional types exhibit diverse responses to thermal change
Marine phytoplankton generate half of global primary production, making them essential to
ecosystem functioning and biogeochemical cycling. Though phytoplankton are …
ecosystem functioning and biogeochemical cycling. Though phytoplankton are …