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- Title
The role of submesoscale currents in structuring phytoplankton diversity.
- Authors
Levy, Marina; Mangolte, Ines; Dutkiewicz, Stephanie; Clayton, Sophie; Smith, Shafer; Franks, Peter
- Abstract
There is increasing evidence that the distribution of phytoplankton is shaped by short-lived submesoscales currents that are difficult to observe, model, and explain theoretically. Whether and how these intense three-dimensional currents structure the diversity of the phytoplanktonic community is a subject of active debate. I will present a synthesis of recent observations (both satellite and in-situ) and models which suggest that ecological interactions at the submesoscale may be important in structuring phytoplankton biodiversity, through active, passive and reactive processes. In particular, I will present results from a submesoscale permitting OGCM coupled with an ecosystem model that resolves 100 phytoplankton species, sorted by functional groups and size and show the peculiarities of phytoplankton assemblages over fronts.
- Subjects
FUNCTIONAL groups; PHYTOPLANKTON
- Publication
Geophysical Research Abstracts, 2019, Vol 21, p1
- ISSN
1029-7006
- Publication type
Article