already weakened by overfishing (18). Possi-ble mechanisms by which such changes may be manifest are reviewed by Sundby (19). Because changes in community structure re-flect the adjustment of pelagic ecosystems to modifications in water masses, currents, and/ or atmospheric forcing, it is clearly im...
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| Summary: | already weakened by overfishing (18). Possi-ble mechanisms by which such changes may be manifest are reviewed by Sundby (19). Because changes in community structure re-flect the adjustment of pelagic ecosystems to modifications in water masses, currents, and/ or atmospheric forcing, it is clearly important to continue to monitor plankton associations, which provide us with a valuable means of checking the well-being of marine ecosys-tems in the North Atlantic Ocean and possi-bly in other oceanic regions. References and Notes |
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