North Atlantic Oscillation and spring bloom phytoplankton composition in the English Channel

The spring phytoplankton composition has been investigated at a 50 m deep station off Plymouth in the English Channel for 6 years (1993–1999). The percentage of diatoms during the spring bloom was significantly correlated with the North Atlantic Oscillation index. A similar relationship between phyt...

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Published in:Journal of Plankton Research
Main Authors: Irigoien, Xabier, Harris, Roger P., Head, Robert N., Harbour, Derek
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2000
Subjects:
SHORT COMMUNICATIONS
North Atlantic
North Atlantic oscillation
Online Access:http://plankt.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/22/12/2367
https://doi.org/10.1093/plankt/22.12.2367
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Summary:The spring phytoplankton composition has been investigated at a 50 m deep station off Plymouth in the English Channel for 6 years (1993–1999). The percentage of diatoms during the spring bloom was significantly correlated with the North Atlantic Oscillation index. A similar relationship between phytoplankton and North Atlantic Oscillation has also been found in a Swedish lake, suggesting a possible link between atmospheric forcing and phytoplankton composition.

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