MEPS 514:279-280 (2014) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps11056
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The North Sea plankton regime shift in the late 1990s: Comment on Beaugrand et al. (2014)
Santiago Alvarez-Fernandez1,2,*
*Corresponding author: santiago.alvarezfernandez@wur.nl
ABSTRACT: Beaugrand et al. (2014; Mar Ecol Prog Ser 502:85-104) reported a regime shift in the North Sea plankton community between 1996 and 2003 as a novel observation. Although they used novel methodology, a shift in the plankton community around 1998 had previously been described by Alvarez-Fernandez et al. (2012; Mar Ecol Prog Ser 462:21–38). Both studies have similar results, but their interpretation differs: Beaugrand et al. (2014) conclude that temperature is the driving force, whereas Alvarez-Fernandez et al. (2012) attribute the regime shift to changes in nutrient dynamics.
KEY WORDS: Seasonal patterns · Regime shift · North Sea · Dinoflagellates · Zooplankton · Nutrients
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(2014) The North Sea plankton regime shift in the late 1990s: Comment on Beaugrand et al. (2014). Mar Ecol Prog Ser 514:279-280. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps11056
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