Image_1_Short-Term Spatiotemporal Variability in Picoplankton Induced by a Submesoscale Front South of Gran Canaria (Canary Islands).TIFF
The distribution and variability of phytoplankton in the upper layers of the ocean are highly correlated with physical processes at different time and spatial scales. Model simulations have shown that submesoscale features play a pivotal role on plankton distribution, metabolism and carbon fluxes. H...
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ftfrontimediafig:oai:figshare.com:article/14230802 2023-05-15T17:34:02+02:00 Image_1_Short-Term Spatiotemporal Variability in Picoplankton Induced by a Submesoscale Front South of Gran Canaria (Canary Islands).TIFF Nauzet Hernández-Hernández Yeray Santana-Falcón Sheila Estrada-Allis Javier Arístegui 2021-03-17T17:36:37Z https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.592703.s001 https://figshare.com/articles/figure/Image_1_Short-Term_Spatiotemporal_Variability_in_Picoplankton_Induced_by_a_Submesoscale_Front_South_of_Gran_Canaria_Canary_Islands_TIFF/14230802 unknown doi:10.3389/fmars.2021.592703.s001 https://figshare.com/articles/figure/Image_1_Short-Term_Spatiotemporal_Variability_in_Picoplankton_Induced_by_a_Submesoscale_Front_South_of_Gran_Canaria_Canary_Islands_TIFF/14230802 CC BY 4.0 CC-BY Oceanography Marine Biology Marine Geoscience Biological Oceanography Chemical Oceanography Physical Oceanography Marine Engineering picoplankton submesoscale front spatiotemporal variability frontogenesis frontolisis Canary Islands subtropical North Atlantic Image Figure 2021 ftfrontimediafig https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.592703.s001 2021-03-17T23:56:42Z The distribution and variability of phytoplankton in the upper layers of the ocean are highly correlated with physical processes at different time and spatial scales. Model simulations have shown that submesoscale features play a pivotal role on plankton distribution, metabolism and carbon fluxes. However, there is a lack of observational studies that provide evidence for the complexity of short-term phytoplankton distribution and variability inferred from theoretical and modeling approaches. In the present study, the development and decay of a submesoscale front south of Gran Canaria Island is tracked at scales not considered in regular oceanographic samplings in order to analyze the picoplankton response to short-term variability. Likewise, the contribution of each scale of variability to the total variance of the picophytoplankton community has been quantified. We observe statistically different picophytoplankton assemblages across stations closer than 5 km, and between time periods shorter than 24 h, which were related to high physical spatiotemporal variability. Our results suggest that both temporal and spatial variability may equally contribute to the total variance of picoplankton community in the mixed layer, while time is the principal contributor to total variance in the deep chlorophyll maximum (DCM). Still Image North Atlantic Frontiers: Figshare |
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The distribution and variability of phytoplankton in the upper layers of the ocean are highly correlated with physical processes at different time and spatial scales. Model simulations have shown that submesoscale features play a pivotal role on plankton distribution, metabolism and carbon fluxes. However, there is a lack of observational studies that provide evidence for the complexity of short-term phytoplankton distribution and variability inferred from theoretical and modeling approaches. In the present study, the development and decay of a submesoscale front south of Gran Canaria Island is tracked at scales not considered in regular oceanographic samplings in order to analyze the picoplankton response to short-term variability. Likewise, the contribution of each scale of variability to the total variance of the picophytoplankton community has been quantified. We observe statistically different picophytoplankton assemblages across stations closer than 5 km, and between time periods shorter than 24 h, which were related to high physical spatiotemporal variability. Our results suggest that both temporal and spatial variability may equally contribute to the total variance of picoplankton community in the mixed layer, while time is the principal contributor to total variance in the deep chlorophyll maximum (DCM). |
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Nauzet Hernández-Hernández Yeray Santana-Falcón Sheila Estrada-Allis Javier Arístegui |
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Nauzet Hernández-Hernández Yeray Santana-Falcón Sheila Estrada-Allis Javier Arístegui |
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Image_1_Short-Term Spatiotemporal Variability in Picoplankton Induced by a Submesoscale Front South of Gran Canaria (Canary Islands).TIFF |
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Image_1_Short-Term Spatiotemporal Variability in Picoplankton Induced by a Submesoscale Front South of Gran Canaria (Canary Islands).TIFF |
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Image_1_Short-Term Spatiotemporal Variability in Picoplankton Induced by a Submesoscale Front South of Gran Canaria (Canary Islands).TIFF |
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Image_1_Short-Term Spatiotemporal Variability in Picoplankton Induced by a Submesoscale Front South of Gran Canaria (Canary Islands).TIFF |
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