Climate-driven range expansion of the red-tide dinoflagellate Noctiluca scintillans into the Southern Ocean
We describe a climate-driven range expansion of the red-tide dinoflagellate Noctiluca scintillans into the Southern Ocean (45°31′S 147°E). Sea surface height data showed that a warm-core eddy moving southwards from Tasmania was the potential vector for the transport of Noctiluca . We provide evidenc...
Published in: | Journal of Plankton Research |
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Main Authors: | , , , |
Format: | Text |
Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2012
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Online Access: | http://plankt.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/fbr112v1 https://doi.org/10.1093/plankt/fbr112 |
Summary: | We describe a climate-driven range expansion of the red-tide dinoflagellate Noctiluca scintillans into the Southern Ocean (45°31′S 147°E). Sea surface height data showed that a warm-core eddy moving southwards from Tasmania was the potential vector for the transport of Noctiluca . We provide evidence for active feeding of Noctiluca on Southern Ocean phytoplankton. Possible competition with other grazers may have implications for food web dynamics were Noctiluca to become established in the Southern Ocean. |
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