Long-term declines in chlorophyll
a
and variable phenology revealed by a 60-year estuarine plankton time series
Patricia S. Thibodeau,
Gavino Puggioni,
Jacob Strock
et al.
Abstract:Long-term ecological time series provide a unique perspective on the emergent properties of ecosystems. In aquatic systems, phytoplankton form the base of the food web and their biomass, measured as the concentration of the photosynthetic pigment chlorophyll
a
(chl
a
), is an indicator of ecosystem quality. We analyzed temporal trends in chl
a
from the Long-Term Plankton Time Series in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, USA, a temperate estua… Show more
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