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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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
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2000
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Online Access: | https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/7943/ http://plankt.oupjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/22/12/2367 |
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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