A5080956238- Marine and fisheries research
- Marine and coastal ecosystems
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
- Arctic and Russian Policy Studies
- Marine animal studies overview
- Marine and environmental studies
- International Maritime Law Issues
- Cruise Tourism Development and Management
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Underwater Acoustics Research
- Food Supply Chain Traceability
- Energy and Environmental Systems
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Diatoms and Algae Research
- Environmental Science and Water Management
University of Plymouth
2015-2025
Continuous Plankton Recorder Survey
2008-2024
Plymouth Marine Laboratory
2023
Abstract Phytoplankton primary production is at the base of marine food web; changes in have direct or indirect effects on higher trophic levels, from zooplankton organisms to mammals and seabirds. Here, we present a new time‐series gross North Sea, 1988 2013, estimated using situ measurements chlorophyll underwater light. This shows that recent decades seen significant decline Sea. Moreover, differs magnitude between six hydrodynamic regions within Sea surface warming reduced riverine...
During the 1980s, a rapid increase in Phytoplankton Colour Index (PCI), semiquantitative visual estimate of algal biomass, was observed North Sea as part regionwide regime shift. Two new data sets created from relationship between PCI and SeaWiFS chlorophyll (Chl ) quantify differences previous current regimes for both anthropogenically affected coastal comparatively unaffected open Sea. The maintains 13% higher Chl concentration 21% waters. However, has lower total nitrogen phosphorus...
MEPS Marine Ecology Progress Series Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout JournalEditorsTheme Sections 494:1-27 (2013) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps10539 FEATURE ARTICLE: REVIEW Framework for understanding marine ecosystem health P. Tett1,*, R. J. Gowen2, S. Painting3, M. Elliott4, Forster3, D. K. Mills3, E. Bresnan5, Capuzzo3, T. F. Fernandes6, Foden3, Geider7, L. C. Gilpin8, Huxham8, A....
Plankton are the base of marine food webs, essential to sustaining fisheries and other life. Continuous Recorders (CPRs) have sampled plankton for decades in both hemispheres several regional seas. CPR research has been integral advancing understanding dynamics informing policy management decisions. We describe how can contribute global diversity monitoring, being cost-effective over large scales providing taxonomically-resolved data. At OceanObs09 an integrated network surveys was envisaged...
Abstract Increasing direct human pressures on the marine environment, coupled with climate‐driven changes, is a concern to ecosystems globally. This requires development and monitoring of ecosystem indicators for effective management adaptation planning. Plankton lifeforms (broad functional groups) are sensitive environmental change can provide simplified view plankton biodiversity, building an understanding in lower trophic levels. Here, we visualize regional‐scale multi‐decadal trends six...
Plankton form the base of marine food webs, making them important indicators ecosystem status. Changes in abundance plankton functional groups, or lifeforms, can affect higher trophic levels and indicate shifts functioning. Here, we extend this knowledge by combining data from Continuous Recorder fixed-point stations to provide most comprehensive analysis time-series for North-East Atlantic North-West European shelf date. We analysed 24 phytoplankton zooplankton datasets 15 research...
A healthy marine ecosystem is a fully functioning system, able to supply services whilst still maintaining resilience human-induced environmental change. Monitoring and managing the health of resilient ecosystems requires indicators that can assess their biodiversity state food web functioning. Plankton are crucial components pelagic habitats, occupying base web. Larger plankton have long been used monitor productivity due identification via traditional light microscopy. In contrast, regular...
Indicators are effective tools for summarising and communicating key aspects of ecosystem state have a long record use in marine pollution fisheries management. The application biodiversity indicators to assess the status species, habitats, functional diversity conservation policy, however, is still developing multiple indicator roles features emerging. For example, some operational trigger management action when threshold reached, while others play an interpretive, or surveillance, role...
The Northeast Atlantic, a highly productive maritime area, has been exposed to wide range of direct human pressures, such as fishing, shipping, coastal development, pollution, and non-indigenous species (NIS) introductions, in addition anthropogenically-driven global climate change. Nonetheless, this regional sea supports high diversity habitats, whose functioning provides variety ecosystem services, essential for welfare. In 2017, OSPAR, the Atlantic Regional Seas Commission, delivered an...
Abstract Sustainable management and conservation of the world’s oceans requires effective monitoring, evaluation, reporting (MER). Despite growing political social imperative for these activities, there are some persistent emerging challenges that marine practitioners face in undertaking activities. In 2015, a diverse group came together to discuss associated with MER, potential solutions address challenges. Three were identified: (i) need incorporate environmental, economic dimensions...