Synchronized multidecadal trends and regime shifts in North Atlantic plankton populations

A Bode - ICES Journal of Marine Science, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Recent changes in oceanic plankton are being reported at unprecedented rates. Most
changes are related to environmental factors, and many were identified as driven by climate …

Marine pelagic ecosystem responses to climate variability and change

H Ducklow, M Cimino, KH Dunton, WR Fraser… - …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
abstract The marine coastal region makes up just 10% of the total area of the global ocean
but contributes nearly 20% of its total primary production and over 80% of fisheries landings …

Catastrophic dynamics limit Atlantic cod recovery

C Sguotti, SA Otto, R Frelat… - … of the Royal …, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Collapses and regime changes are pervasive in complex systems (such as marine
ecosystems) governed by multiple stressors. The demise of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) …

Trends and change points in surface and bottom thermal environments of the US Northeast Continental Shelf Ecosystem

KD Friedland, RE Morse, JP Manning… - Fisheries …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Temperature is an important factor in defining the habitats of marine resource species. While
satellite sensors operationally measure ocean surface temperatures, we depend on in situ …

Responses of ichthyoplankton assemblages to the recent marine heatwave and previous climate fluctuations in several Northeast Pacific marine ecosystems

JM Nielsen, LA Rogers, RD Brodeur… - Global Change …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The effects of climate warming on ecosystem dynamics are widespread throughout the
world's oceans. In the Northeast Pacific, large‐scale climate patterns such as the El …

Increased gulf stream warm core ring formations contributes to an observed increase in salinity maximum intrusions on the Northeast Shelf

A Silver, A Gangopadhyay, G Gawarkiewicz… - Scientific reports, 2023 - nature.com
We present observational evidence of a significant increase in Salinity Maximum intrusions
in the Northeast US Shelf waters in the years following 2000. This increase is subsequent to …

The role of sand lances (Ammodytes sp.) in the Northwest Atlantic Ecosystem: A synthesis of current knowledge with implications for conservation and management

MD Staudinger, H Goyert, JJ Suca… - Fish and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The American sand lance (Ammodytes americanus, Ammodytidae) and the
Northern sand lance (A. dubius, Ammodytidae) are small forage fishes that play an important …

Asymmetry in the rate of warming and the phenology of seasonal blooms in the Northeast US Shelf Ecosystem

KD Friedland, NR Record, DE Pendleton… - ICES Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Predicting the impact of marine ecosystem warming on the timing and magnitude of
phytoplankton production is challenging. For example, warming can advance the …

Sensitivity of sand lance to shifting prey and hydrography indicates forthcoming change to the northeast US shelf forage fish complex

JJ Suca, DN Wiley, TL Silva, AR Robuck… - ICES Journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Northern sand lance (Ammodytes dubius) and Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) represent
the dominant lipid-rich forage fish species throughout the Northeast US shelf and are critical …

Regime shifts in fish recruitment on the Northeast US Continental Shelf

CT Perretti, MJ Fogarty, KD Friedland, JA Hare… - Marine Ecology …, 2017 - int-res.com
There is accumulating evidence for decadal-scale regime shifts at the base of the food web
on the Northeast US Continental Shelf. However, less evidence exists for regime shifts in …