Seasonal plankton dynamics along a cross-shelf gradient.
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SUBMITTER: Stenseth NC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1664633 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Nov
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Seasonal plankton dynamics along a cross-shelf gradient.
Stenseth Nils Chr NC Llope Marcos M Anadón Ricardo R Ciannelli Lorenzo L Chan Kung-Sik KS Hjermann Dag Ø DØ Bagøien Espen E Ottersen Geir G
Proceedings. Biological sciences 20061101 1603
Much interest has recently been devoted to reconstructing the dynamic structure of ecological systems on the basis of time-series data. Using 10 years of monthly data on phyto- and zooplankton abundance from the Bay of Biscay (coastal to shelf-break sites), we demonstrate that the interaction between these two plankton components is approximately linear, whereas the effects of environmental factors (nutrients, temperature, upwelling and photoperiod) on these two plankton population growth rates ...[more]
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