Machine learning techniques to characterize functional traits of plankton from image data
Plankton imaging systems supported by automated classification and analysis have
improved ecologists' ability to observe aquatic ecosystems. Today, we are on the cusp of …
improved ecologists' ability to observe aquatic ecosystems. Today, we are on the cusp of …
Increasing nutrient stress reduces the efficiency of energy transfer through planktonic size spectra
A Atkinson, MKS Lilley, AG Hirst… - Limnology and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Size‐spectral approaches quantify the efficiency of energy transfer through food webs, but
theory and field studies disagree over how changes in temperature, nutrients, and extreme …
theory and field studies disagree over how changes in temperature, nutrients, and extreme …
Control of a phytoplankton bloom by wind‐driven vertical mixing and light availability
The balance of physical and biological processes governing phytoplankton growth rates and
the accumulation of biomass is widely debated in the literature, notably during the winter …
the accumulation of biomass is widely debated in the literature, notably during the winter …
Body size and stable isotope composition of zooplankton in the western tropical Atlantic
GGAA De Figueiredo, R Schwamborn… - Journal of Marine …, 2020 - Elsevier
Size-based approaches are paramount tools for the study of marine food webs. Here, we
investigated the relationship between zooplankton body size, stable isotope composition …
investigated the relationship between zooplankton body size, stable isotope composition …
[HTML][HTML] A first approach to build and test the Copepod Mean Size and Total Abundance (CMSTA) ecological indicator using in-situ size measurements from the …
Being located between primary producers and fish, zooplankton are a key element of marine
food webs, the trophic structure of which is dependent upon the size distribution of species …
food webs, the trophic structure of which is dependent upon the size distribution of species …
[HTML][HTML] The Western Channel Observatory: a century of physical, chemical and biological data compiled from pelagic and benthic habitats in the western English …
Abstract The Western Channel Observatory (WCO) comprises a series of pelagic, benthic
and atmospheric sampling sites within 40 km of Plymouth, UK, that have been sampled by …
and atmospheric sampling sites within 40 km of Plymouth, UK, that have been sampled by …
Mesozooplankton community structure and trophic relationships in an austral high-latitude ecosystem (Beagle Channel): The role of bottom-up and top-down forces …
ML Presta, L Riccialdelli, DO Bruno, LR Castro… - Journal of Marine …, 2023 - Elsevier
High-latitude marine environments, such as the Beagle Channel, are highly vulnerable to
modifications related to climate change and anthropogenic impacts, which can rapidly affect …
modifications related to climate change and anthropogenic impacts, which can rapidly affect …
The Celtic Sea through time and space: Ecosystem modeling to unravel fishing and climate change impacts on food-web structure and dynamics
Both trophic structure and biomass flow within marine food webs are influenced by the
abiotic environment and anthropogenic stressors such as fishing. The abiotic environment …
abiotic environment and anthropogenic stressors such as fishing. The abiotic environment …
Are plankton nets a thing of the past? An assessment of in situ imaging of zooplankton for large-scale ecosystem assessment and policy decision-making
Zooplankton are fundamental to aquatic ecosystem services such as carbon and nutrient
cycling. Therefore, a robust evidence base of how zooplankton respond to changes in …
cycling. Therefore, a robust evidence base of how zooplankton respond to changes in …
[HTML][HTML] Observations of vertical mixing in autumn and its effect on the autumn phytoplankton bloom
JU Wihsgott, J Sharples, JE Hopkins… - Progress in …, 2019 - Elsevier
This work examines the seasonal cycle of vertical density structure and its influence on
primary production in a temperate shelf sea, with a particular focus on the breakdown of …
primary production in a temperate shelf sea, with a particular focus on the breakdown of …