CLIMATE AND RECRUITMENT OF ROCKY SHORE INTERTIDAL INVERTEBRATES IN THE EASTERN NORTH ATLANTIC
Studies of the impacts of climate and climate change on biological systems often attempt to correlate ecological responses with basin‐scale indices such as the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO). However, such correlations, while useful for detecting long‐term trends, are unable to provide a mechanism...
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crwiley:10.1890/08-0635.1 2023-12-03T10:26:39+01:00 CLIMATE AND RECRUITMENT OF ROCKY SHORE INTERTIDAL INVERTEBRATES IN THE EASTERN NORTH ATLANTIC Broitman, Bernardo R. Mieszkowska, Nova Helmuth, Brian Blanchette, Carol A. 2008 http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/08-0635.1 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1890%2F08-0635.1 https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1890/08-0635.1 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Ecology volume 89, issue sp11 ISSN 0012-9658 1939-9170 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics journal-article 2008 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1890/08-0635.1 2023-11-09T14:03:26Z Studies of the impacts of climate and climate change on biological systems often attempt to correlate ecological responses with basin‐scale indices such as the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO). However, such correlations, while useful for detecting long‐term trends, are unable to provide a mechanism linking the physical environment and ecological processes. Here we evaluate the effects of the NAO on recruitment variability of rocky intertidal invertebrates in the North Atlantic examining two possible climate‐related pathways. Using a highly conservative test we interpret associations with the NAO integrated over a season (three months) as an indicator of atmospheric effects on newly settled recruits (NAO3), and the effects of the NAO integrated over six months (NAO6) as an indicator of changes in ocean circulation affecting patterns of larval transport. Through an extensive literature survey we found 13 time series, restricted to southwest Ireland and Britain and comprising five species, that could be used for statistical analysis. Significant correlations with NAO3, our proxy for atmospheric effects, were observed in the south‐central domain of our study region (southwest Ireland and south England). Significant correlations with NAO6, the proxy for ocean circulation effects, were detected on southwest Ireland. The associations were detected for three (two barnacles and a topshell) at two sites. These results suggest that the NAO can have effects on the recruitment of intertidal invertebrates through different pathways linked to climate and be distributed heterogeneously in space. Based on previous evidence and the sign and geographic location of significant correlations, we suggest that winter NAO effects are likely to occur as a result of effects on the survival of early life stages settling during spring or through changes in phenology. Our results argue that a combination of modeling and synthesis can be used to generate hypotheses regarding the effects of climate on recruitment and aid in the design of ... Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic North Atlantic oscillation Wiley Online Library (via Crossref) Ecology 89 sp11 S81 S90 |
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Studies of the impacts of climate and climate change on biological systems often attempt to correlate ecological responses with basin‐scale indices such as the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO). However, such correlations, while useful for detecting long‐term trends, are unable to provide a mechanism linking the physical environment and ecological processes. Here we evaluate the effects of the NAO on recruitment variability of rocky intertidal invertebrates in the North Atlantic examining two possible climate‐related pathways. Using a highly conservative test we interpret associations with the NAO integrated over a season (three months) as an indicator of atmospheric effects on newly settled recruits (NAO3), and the effects of the NAO integrated over six months (NAO6) as an indicator of changes in ocean circulation affecting patterns of larval transport. Through an extensive literature survey we found 13 time series, restricted to southwest Ireland and Britain and comprising five species, that could be used for statistical analysis. Significant correlations with NAO3, our proxy for atmospheric effects, were observed in the south‐central domain of our study region (southwest Ireland and south England). Significant correlations with NAO6, the proxy for ocean circulation effects, were detected on southwest Ireland. The associations were detected for three (two barnacles and a topshell) at two sites. These results suggest that the NAO can have effects on the recruitment of intertidal invertebrates through different pathways linked to climate and be distributed heterogeneously in space. Based on previous evidence and the sign and geographic location of significant correlations, we suggest that winter NAO effects are likely to occur as a result of effects on the survival of early life stages settling during spring or through changes in phenology. Our results argue that a combination of modeling and synthesis can be used to generate hypotheses regarding the effects of climate on recruitment and aid in the design of ... |
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Broitman, Bernardo R. Mieszkowska, Nova Helmuth, Brian Blanchette, Carol A. |
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Broitman, Bernardo R. Mieszkowska, Nova Helmuth, Brian Blanchette, Carol A. |
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CLIMATE AND RECRUITMENT OF ROCKY SHORE INTERTIDAL INVERTEBRATES IN THE EASTERN NORTH ATLANTIC |
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CLIMATE AND RECRUITMENT OF ROCKY SHORE INTERTIDAL INVERTEBRATES IN THE EASTERN NORTH ATLANTIC |
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CLIMATE AND RECRUITMENT OF ROCKY SHORE INTERTIDAL INVERTEBRATES IN THE EASTERN NORTH ATLANTIC |
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CLIMATE AND RECRUITMENT OF ROCKY SHORE INTERTIDAL INVERTEBRATES IN THE EASTERN NORTH ATLANTIC |
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CLIMATE AND RECRUITMENT OF ROCKY SHORE INTERTIDAL INVERTEBRATES IN THE EASTERN NORTH ATLANTIC |
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climate and recruitment of rocky shore intertidal invertebrates in the eastern north atlantic |
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