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W7 Global patterns of phytoplankton dynamics in coastal ecosystems An ecological status report for phytoplankton and microbial plankton in the North Atlantic and adjacent seas William K.W. Li Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Canada Todd D. O’Brien National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, USA Xosé Anxelu G. Morán Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Spain

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Page 1: An ecological status report for phytoplankton and ... · 2. Ecological status report 3. Pan ‐ North Atlantic patterns 4. Case studies 5. Future plans. An ecological status report

W7 Global patterns of phytoplankton dynamics in coastal ecosystems

An ecological status report for phytoplankton  and microbial plankton in the North Atlantic 

and adjacent seas

William K.W. LiBedford Institute of Oceanography, Canada

Todd D. O’BrienNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, USA

Xosé

Anxelu G. MoránInstituto Español de Oceanografía, Spain

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W7 Global patterns of phytoplankton dynamics in coastal ecosystems

1.

Context and timeline

2.

Ecological status report

3.

Pan‐North Atlantic patterns

4.

Case studies

5.

Future plans

An ecological status report for phytoplankton  and microbial plankton in the North Atlantic 

and adjacent seas

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WGPME (Working Group on Phytoplankton and Microbial Ecology)

ICES Mission

To advance the scientific capacity to give advice on 

human activities affecting, and affected by, marine 

ecosystems.

What is ICES?

The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) 

coordinates and promotes marine research on oceanography, the 

marine environment, the marine ecosystem, and on living marine 

resources in the North Atlantic. Members of the ICES community 

now include all coastal states bordering the North Atlantic and the 

Baltic Sea. ICES cooperates with organizations and institutes on

an 

international scale.

BelgiumCanadaDenmark (including Greenland and Faroe Islands)EstoniaFinlandFranceGermanyIcelandIrelandLatvia

LithuaniaNetherlandsNorwayPolandPortugalRussiaSpainSwedenUnited KingdomUnited States of America

ICES Member Countries (20)

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WGPME (Working Group on Phytoplankton and Microbial Ecology)

2007 – by correspondence

2008 ‐

Halifax

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WGPME (Working Group on Phytoplankton and Microbial Ecology)

2009 ‐

Berlin

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WGPME (Working Group on Phytoplankton and Microbial Ecology)

2010 Aberdeen

2011 Galway

2012 Málaga

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WGPME (Working Group on Phytoplankton and Microbial Ecology)

Thematic area 1 - Understanding Ecosystem Functioning•

Climate change processes and predictions of impacts;

• Fish life history information in support of ecosystem approach to management (EAM);

• Biodiversity and the health of marine ecosystems;

• The role of coastal‐zone habitat in population dynamics of commercially exploited species;

• Top predators (marine mammals, seabirds, and large pelagics) in marine ecosystems;

• Sensitive ecosystems (deep‐sea coral, seamounts, Arctic) as well as rare and data‐poor species;

• Integration of surveys in support of EAM.

Thematic area 2 - Understanding Interactions of Human Activities with Ecosystems• Impacts of fishing on marine ecosystems;

• Carrying capacity and ecosystem interactions associated with mariculture;

• Influence of development of renewable energy resources (e.g. wind, hydropower, tidal and waves) on marine habitat and biota;

• Population and community level impacts of contaminants, eutrophication, and habitat changes in the coastal zone;

• Introduced and invasive species, their impacts on ecosystems and interactions with climate change processes.

Thematic area 3 - Development of options for sustainable use of ecosystems•

Marine living resource management tools;

• Operational modelling combining oceanographic, ecosystem, and population processes;

• Marine spatial planning, including the effectiveness of management practices

(e.g. Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)), and its role in the conservation of biodiversity;

• Contributions to socio-economic understanding of ecosystem goods and services, and forecasting of the impact of human activities.

ICES Science Plan 2009‐20133 Thematic areas16 Research topics

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WGPME (Working Group on Phytoplankton and Microbial Ecology)

Towards an ecological status report for 

phytoplankton and microbial plankton in 

the North Atlantic

Here we (WGPME) describe work in progress

aimed at establishing trends at various scales of 

space and time for phytoplankton and other 

microbial plankton (and associated variables such 

as inorganic nutrients), with a view towards 

understanding climatic and anthropogenic signal 

propagation through ocean ecosystems.

2011

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WGPME (Working Group on Phytoplankton and Microbial Ecology)

ICES Phytoplankton and Microbial 

Plankton Status Report

In this first full report, the ecological status of 

phytoplankton and microbial plankton of the 

North Atlantic and adjacent seas is presented by 

reference to seven geographical regions 

containing 61 monitoring locations, and to 40 

standard areas of the Continuous Plankton 

Recorder survey. Coverage stretches from the 

subpolar waters of the Labrador Sea to the 

subtropical waters of southwestern Iberia, and 

extends into the Mediterranean Sea.

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North Atlantic Sites

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Site analysis: monthly‐adjusted multi‐year trend

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Site analysis: monthly‐adjusted multi‐year trend

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p

< 0.01

p

< 0.01

p

< 0.01

p

< 0.01

p

> 0.05

p

< 0.05

p

> 0.05

Site overview 

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Pan‐North Atlantic description (2001‐2010) 

++   p <0.05

‐‐

p <0.05

+++ p <0.01

‐‐‐

p <0.01

+     p >0.05

p >0.05

INCR

EASE

DEC

REAS

E

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++   p <0.05

‐‐

p <0.05

+++ p <0.01

‐‐‐

p <0.01

+     p >0.05

p >0.05

INCR

EASE

DEC

REAS

E

Pan‐North Atlantic description (2001‐2010) 

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Pan‐North Atlantic description (1981‐2010) 

++   p <0.05

‐‐

p <0.05

+++ p <0.01

‐‐‐

p <0.01

+     p >0.05

p >0.05

INCR

EASE

DEC

REAS

E

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++   p <0.05

‐‐

p <0.05

+++ p <0.01

‐‐‐

p <0.01

+     p >0.05

p >0.05

INCR

EASE

DEC

REAS

E

Pan‐North Atlantic description (1981‐2010) 

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61 sites (2001‐2010)  61 sites (1981‐2010) 

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CPR Areas (2001‐2010)  CPR Areas (1981‐2010) 

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Pan‐North Atlantic description: simple count

  Sea

 surface te

mpe

rature

  Wind speed

  Chlorop

hyll

  Diatoms

  Dinoflagellates

  Diatom/(Diatom+D

inoflagellate)

  Picoe

ukaryotic

 algae

  Synecho

coccus

  Bacteria

2001‐2010 Local Sites Percent of positive slopes 27% 62% 60% 47% 59% 44% 80% 83% 38%(number of positive slopes) 17/61 38/61 29/48 23/48 28/47 21/47 8/10 10/12 5/13

1981‐2010 Local Sites Percent of positive slopes 98% 62% 89% 53% 48% 48%(number of positive slopes) 60/61 38/61 17/19 14/26 12/25 12/25

2001‐2010 CPR areas Percent of positive slopes 67% 40% 31% 38% 18% 79%(number of positive slopes) 27/40 16/40 11/35 13/34 6/32 27/34

1981‐2010 CPR areas Percent of positive slopes 100% 60% 88% 56% 28% 76%(number of positive slopes) 40/40 24/40 22/25 14/24 7/25 19/25

> 50% positive

> 50% negative

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Year1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Silicate

‐0.6

‐0.4

‐0.2

0.0

0.2

0.4

0.6

Year1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Phosph

ate

‐0.6

‐0.4

‐0.2

0.0

0.2

0.4

0.6

Year1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Nitrate

‐0.6

‐0.4

‐0.2

0.0

0.2

0.4

0.6Year

1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010Wind speed

‐2

‐1

0

1

2

Year1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Salin

ity

‐1.5

‐1.0

‐0.5

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5Year

1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Tempe

rature

‐3

‐2

‐1

0

1

2

Pan‐North Atlantic description: site‐averaged annual average anomaly

+

‐0 0

0 0p

= 0.001

p

= 0.4

p

= 0.1

p

= 0.000005

p

= 0.09

p

= 0.9

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Year1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Dinoflagellates

‐1.0

‐0.5

0.0

0.5

1.0

Year1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Picoph

ytop

lank

ton

‐0.6

‐0.4

‐0.2

0.0

0.2

0.4

0.6

Year1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Chloroph

yll a

‐0.6

‐0.4

‐0.2

0.0

0.2

0.4

0.6

+

+ +

Year1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Diatoms

‐1.0

‐0.5

0.0

0.5

1.0

Year1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Datom

 to Dinoflagellate ra

tio

‐0.6

‐0.4

‐0.2

0.0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0p

= 0.00002

p

= 0.007

p

= 0.7

p

= 0.0004

p

= 0.05

Pan‐North Atlantic description: site‐averaged annual average anomaly

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Site‐averaged annual average anomaly : Gross summary 1980‐2010

INCREASE DECREASE NO CHANGETemperature Nitrate SalinityChlorophyll a Diatom:Dinoflagellate ratio Wind speedPicophytoplankton PhosphateDinoflagellates Silicate

Diatoms

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Site‐averaged annual average anomaly : Gross summary 1980‐2010

INCREASE DECREASE NO CHANGETemperature Nitrate SalinityChlorophyll a Diatom:Dinoflagellate ratio Wind speedPicophytoplankton PhosphateDinoflagellates Silicate

Diatoms

?

Behrenfeld et al. 2006 Nature 444:752‐755

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Bacteria 

Booth Bay

Bedford Basin

Western Scotian Shelf

Central Scotian Shelf

Eastern Scotian Shelf

Labrador Shelf

Labrador Basin

Greenland Shelf

Gijón/Xixón

A Coruña

Blanes Bay

Kaštela Bay

StončicaGdańsk Basin

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Procholorococcus

Gijón/Xixón

A Coruña

Blanes Bay

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Synechococcus

Thau Lagoon

Booth Bay

Bedford Basin

Western Scotian Shelf

Central Scotian Shelf

Eastern Scotian Shelf

Labrador Shelf

Labrador Basin

Greenland Shelf

Gijón/Xixón

A Coruña

Blanes Bay

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Picoeukaryotic algae   

Booth Bay

Bedford Basin

Western Scotian Shelf

Central Scotian Shelf

Eastern Scotian Shelf

Labrador Shelf

Labrador Basin

Greenland Shelf

Gijón/Xixón

A Coruña

Blanes Bay

Thau Lagoon

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Bedford Basin (Site 3)

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Meteorology (Shearwater) : AIR TEMPERATURE

Air temperature

Year92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

Nor

mal

ized

ann

ual a

nom

alie

s

-1.5

-1.0

-0.5

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

Monthly data distribution and Means1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Tem

pera

ture

(o C)

-15

-10

-5

0

5

10

15

20

25

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Meteorology (Shearwater) : PRECIPITATION

Precipitation

Year92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

Nor

mal

ized

ann

ual a

nom

alie

s

-1.5

-1.0

-0.5

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

Monthly data distribution and Means1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Prec

ipita

tion

(mm

)

0

100

200

300

400

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Hydrometry (Sackville River) : FRESHWATER DISCHARGE

Sackville River discharge

Year92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

Nor

mal

ized

ann

ual a

nom

alie

s

-1.5

-1.0

-0.5

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5Monthly data distribution and Means1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Riv

er d

isch

arge

0

5

10

15

20

25

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Bedford Basin : TEMPERATURE

Temperature

Year92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

Nor

mal

ized

ann

ual a

nom

alie

s

-1.5

-1.0

-0.5

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5Monthly data distribution and Means1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Tem

pera

ture

(o C)

-5

0

5

10

15

20

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Bedford Basin : SALINITY

Salinity

Year92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

Nor

mal

ized

ann

ual a

nom

alie

s

-1.5

-1.0

-0.5

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5Monthly data distribution and Means1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Salin

ity (p

su)

26

27

28

29

30

31

32

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Bedford Basin : STRATIFICATION

Stratification

Year92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

Nor

mal

ized

ann

ual a

nom

alie

s

-1.5

-1.0

-0.5

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

Monthly data distribution and Means1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Stra

tific

atio

n (k

g m

-4)

0.00

0.02

0.04

0.06

0.08

0.10

0.12

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Bedford Basin : NITRATE (+NITRITE)

Nitrate

Year92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

Nor

mal

ized

ann

ual a

nom

alie

s

-1.5

-1.0

-0.5

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5Monthly data distribution and Means1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Nitr

ate

(mm

ol m

-3)

0

5

10

15

20

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Bedford Basin : PICOPHYTOPLANKTON

Picophytoplankton

Year92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

Nor

mal

ized

ann

ual a

nom

alie

s

-1.5

-1.0

-0.5

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5Monthly data distribution and Means1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Pico

phyt

opla

nkto

n (lo

g ce

lls m

l-1)

1

2

3

4

5

6

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Bedford Basin : PICOEUKARYOTIC ALGAE

Picoeukaryotes

Year92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

Nor

mal

ized

ann

ual a

nom

alie

s

-1.5

-1.0

-0.5

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

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Bedford Basin : PICOPROKARYOTIC CYANOBACTERIA

Synechococcus

Year92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

Nor

mal

ized

ann

ual a

nom

alie

s

-1.5

-1.0

-0.5

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

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Bedford Basin : DIAGNOSTIC PIGMENTS (BUT-FUCO, HEX-FUCO, ALLO, FUCO, PERID, CHLB, ZEA)

Diagnostic pigments

Year92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

Nor

mal

ized

ann

ual a

nom

alie

s

-1.5

-1.0

-0.5

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

Monthly data distribution and Means1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Dia

gnos

tic p

igm

ents

(log

mg

m-3

)

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

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Bedford Basin : FUCOXANTHIN

Fucoxanthin

Year92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

Nor

mal

ized

ann

ual a

nom

alie

s

-1.5

-1.0

-0.5

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

Monthly data distribution and Means1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Fuco

xant

hin

(log

mg

m-3

)

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

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Bedford Basin : DIADINOXANTHIN

Diadinoxanthin

Year92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

Nor

mal

ized

ann

ual a

nom

alie

s

-1.5

-1.0

-0.5

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

Monthly data distribution and Means1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Dia

dino

xant

hin

(log

mg

m-3

)

0.0

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

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Bedford Basin : CHLOROPHYLL c1 +c2

Chlorophyll c1+c2

Year92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

Nor

mal

ized

ann

ual a

nom

alie

s

-1.5

-1.0

-0.5

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

Monthly data distribution and Means1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Chl

orop

hyll

c 1+c 2 (

log

mg

m-3

)

0.0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1.0

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AIR TEMPERATURE → WATER TEMPERATURE → PICOPHYTOPLANKTON → COMMUNITY SIZE

Water temperature-1.0 -0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0

Pico

phyt

opla

nkto

n

-1.0

-0.5

0.0

0.5

1.0

Water temperature-1.0 -0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0

Mea

n ES

D

-1.0

-0.5

0.0

0.5

1.0

Year92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

Nor

mal

ized

ann

ual a

nom

alie

s

-1.5

-1.0

-0.5

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5Air temperatureWater temperaturePicophytoplankton

Year92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

Norm

alized annual anomalies (ESD

, Bacteria) →

-1.5

-1.0

-0.5

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

mean ESDBacteria

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PRECIPITATION → RIVER DISCHARGE → SALINITY → STRATIFICATION

Salinity-1.0 -0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0

Stra

tific

atio

n

-1.0

-0.5

0.0

0.5

1.0

River discharge-1.0 -0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0

Salin

ity

-1.0

-0.5

0.0

0.5

1.0

Year92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

Nor

mal

ized

ann

ual a

nom

alie

s

-1.5

-1.0

-0.5

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5River dischargeStratificationPrecipitation

Year92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

Norm

alized annual anomalies (Salinity) →

-1.5

-1.0

-0.5

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

Salinity

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STRATIFICATION → CHLOROPHYLL a → DIAGNOSTIC PIGMENTS → FUCOXANTHIN

Stratification-1.0 -0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0

Fuco

xant

hin

-1.0

-0.5

0.0

0.5

1.0

Stratification-1.0 -0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0

Dia

gnos

tic p

igm

ents

-1.0

-0.5

0.0

0.5

1.0

Year92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

Nor

mal

ized

ann

ual a

nom

alie

s

-1.5

-1.0

-0.5

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5Chlorophyll aDiagnostic pigmentsFucoxanthin

Year92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

Norm

alized annual anomalies (Stratification) →

-1.5

-1.0

-0.5

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

Stratification

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SURFACE CHL a → DEEP CHL a → DEEP POC → DEEP NH4

Surface chlorophyll a-1.0 -0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0

Dee

p ch

loro

phyl

l a

-1.0

-0.5

0.0

0.5

1.0

Deep POC-1.0 -0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0

Dee

p N

H4

-1.0

-0.5

0.0

0.5

1.0

Year92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

Nor

mal

ized

ann

ual a

nom

alie

s

-1.5

-1.0

-0.5

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5 Surface Chlorophyll aDeep Chlorophyll aDeep POCDeep NH4

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Stratification-1.0 -0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0

Ligh

t atte

nuat

ion

-1.0

-0.5

0.0

0.5

1.0

Deep PON-1.0 -0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0

Dee

p N

H4

-1.0

-0.5

0.0

0.5

1.0

Deep Chlorophyll a-1.0 -0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0

Dee

p PO

C

-1.0

-0.5

0.0

0.5

1.0

Surface Chlorophyll a-1.0 -0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0

Dee

p C

hlor

ophy

ll a

-1.0

-0.5

0.0

0.5

1.0

Precipitation-0.5 0.0 0.5

Riv

er d

isch

arge

-0.5

0.0

0.5

Salinity-1.0 -0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0

Stra

tific

atio

n

-1.0

-0.5

0.0

0.5

1.0

River discharge-0.5 0.0 0.5

Salin

ity

-1.0

-0.5

0.0

0.5

1.0

Multiyear signal propagation

Sedimentation Transformation Remineralisation

Atmosphere/Hydrosphere Plankton

Plankton Benthos

Stratification-1.0 -0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0

Dia

gnos

tic p

igm

ents

-1.0

-0.5

0.0

0.5

1.0

Stratification-1.0 -0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0

Fuco

xant

hin

-1.0

-0.5

0.0

0.5

1.0

Stratification-1.0 -0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0

f-pic

o

-1.0

-0.5

0.0

0.5

1.0

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Air temperature-1.0 -0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0

Wat

er te

mpe

ratu

re

-1.0

-0.5

0.0

0.5

1.0

Multiyear effect of temperature

Water temperature-1.0 -0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0

Pico

euka

ryot

ic a

lgae

-1.0

-0.5

0.0

0.5

1.0

Water temperature-1.0 -0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0

Syne

choc

occu

s

-1.0

-0.5

0.0

0.5

1.0

Water temperature-1.0 -0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0

Nan

ophy

topl

ankt

on

-1.0

-0.5

0.0

0.5

1.0

Water temperature-1.0 -0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0

mea

n ES

D

-1.0

-0.5

0.0

0.5

1.0

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PICO S‐NANO L‐NANO

Picophytoplankton

Monthly data distribution and Means1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

log

cells

ml-1

1

2

3

4

5

6

Small nanophytoplankton

Monthly data distribution and Means1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

log

cells

ml-1

1

2

3

4

5

6

Large nanophytoplankton

Monthly data distribution and Means1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

log

cells

ml-1

1

2

3

4

Mean cell size in assemblage

Monthly data distribution and Means1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Mea

n eq

uiva

lent

sph

eric

al d

iam

eter

( μm

)

0

5

10

15

Temperature

Monthly data distribution and Means1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Tem

pera

ture

(o C)

-5

0

5

10

15

20

Cell size versus Temperature

Temperature (C)-2 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18

Mea

n eq

uiva

lent

sph

eric

al d

iam

eter

( μm

)

0

5

10

15

Within-year effect of temperature

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Global warming benefits the small in aquatic ecosystems (Daufresne, Lengfellner, Sommer 2009 PNAS 106:12788–12793)

Does “Global warming benefit the small in aquatic ecosystems”?

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Morán XAG, López‐Urrutia Á, Calvo‐Díaz A, Li WKW 2010. Global Change Biology 16:1137–1144

Increasing importance of small phytoplankton in a warmer ocean ??

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Diatoms and Dinoflagellates (Continuous Plankton Recorder)

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Year1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Dinoflagellates

‐1.0

‐0.5

0.0

0.5

1.0

+Year

1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Diatoms

‐1.0

‐0.5

0.0

0.5

1.0

0p

= 0.7

p

= 0.0004

Monitoring stations: site‐averaged annual average anomaly

Wind speed‐1.0 ‐0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0

Diatom:(D

iatom+D

inoflagellate)

‐0.6

‐0.4

‐0.2

0.0

0.2

0.4

0.6

Temperature‐2 ‐1 0 1 2

Diatom:(D

iatom+D

inoflagellate)

‐0.6

‐0.4

‐0.2

0.0

0.2

0.4

0.6

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Helgoland Roads

JAN + FEB +MAR

APR + MAY + JUN

JUL + AUG +SEP

OCT + NOV + DEC

ANNUAL

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Helgoland Roads

JAN + FEB +MAR

APR + MAY + JUN

JUL + AUG +SEP

OCT + NOV + DEC

ANNUAL

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Bay of Fundy (Site 2) – Northwest Atlantic Shelf

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Bothnian Sea (sites 12-14) – Northern Baltic

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Bornholm Sea (Site 24) – Baltic Sea

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Helgoland Roads (Site 30) – North Sea

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REPHY Point 1 SRN Boulogne (Site 34) – English Channel

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Northwest Coast Ireland (Site 45) – Northeast Atlantic Shelf

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REPHY Ouest Loscolo (Site 47) – Bay of Biscay

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RADIALES A Coruña Station 2 (Site 53) – Western Iberian Shelf

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REPHY Lazaret A (Site 57) – Mediterranean Sea

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Gulf of Naples LTER-MC (Site 59) – Mediterranean Sea

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Diatoms and Dinoflagellates : century‐scale perspective

1905

1950

2003Diatomophyceae and dinophyceae are by far the most 

important groups. Their ratio is still close to unity.

The total phytoplankton biomass has roughly doubled in 

the course of the last century.

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Mecklenburg Bight (Site 26) – Baltic Sea

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Mecklenburg Bight (Site 26) – other phytoplankton

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Mecklenburg Bight (Site 26) – other phytoplankton

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Mecklenburg Bight (Site 26) – other phytoplankton

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Summary

TOPIC SUMMARY1. Context and timeline 2007 PGPYME ‐ 2010 WGPME ‐ 2012 CRR

2. Ecological status report 7 geographical regions61 monitoring stations40 CPR areasFROM: subpolar (Labrador Sea)TO: subtropical (Iberia Shelf)INCLUDING: Mediterranean Sea

3. Pan‐North Atlantic patterns INCREASE: SST, Chl a , picophytoplankton, dinoflagellatesDECREASE: nitrate, diatom:dinoflagellate ratio

4. Case studies picoplanktondiatom:dinoflagellate ratio

5. Future plans Data: drill down (seasonal effects, species, etc)Time series: hydrography ‐ phytoplankton/microbes ‐ zooplanktonICES: integrated ecosystem assessment

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Ocean ClimatePhytoplanktonand Microbes Zooplankton Climate Change

NORTH ATLANTIC

2012/2/SSGEF11   Workshop on the synthesis of hydrographic, phytoplankton, microbial plankton and 

zooplankton time series in the North Atlantic and adjacent seas (WKSERIES), chaired by Lidia Yebra, Spain 

(WGZE), and Alexandra Kraberg, Germany (WGPME), will be held at ICES Headquarters, Copenhagen, 

Denmark, in late 2013.

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Contributors to the Cooperative Research ReportContributor CountryMurielle LeGresley Canada

William Li CanadaJennifer Martin CanadaNada Krstulović CroatiaDanijela Šantić Croatia

Stefanija Šestanović CroatiaMladen Šolić Croatia

Sirpa Lehtinen FinlandEric Abadie France

Béatrice Bec FranceYves Collos France

Alain Lefebvre FranceDanièle Maurer France

Myriam Perrière Rumèbe FranceDominique Soudant FranceAlexandra Kraberg GermanyGünther Nausch Germany

Norbert Wasmund GermanyKaren Wiltshire GermanyCaroline Cusack Ireland

Joe Silke IrelandKevin Kennington Isle of Man

Diana Sarno ItalyAdriana Zingone ItalyAnetta Ameryk Poland

Sławomira Gromisz PolandJanina Kownacka Poland

Marianna Pastuszak PolandMariusz Zalewski Poland

Contributor CountryAna B. Barbosa Portugal

Rita V. Domingues PortugalHelena M. Galvão Portugal

Eileen Bresnan ScotlandSilvia G. Acinas SpainAntonio Bode SpainÁngel Borja SpainEva Calvo Spain

Alejandro de la Sota SpainAlmudena Fontán Spain

Javier Franco SpainJosep M. Gasol Spain

Aitor Laza‐Martínez SpainCelia Marrasé Spain

Ramon Massana SpainXosé Anxelu G. Morán Spain

Emma Orive SpainCarlos Pedrós‐Alió Spain

Carles Pelejero SpainFrancesc Peters SpainMarta Revilla Spain

M. Montserrat Sala SpainRenate Scharek SpainSergio Seoane Spain

Rafel Simó SpainVictoriano Valencia Spain

Dolors Vaqué SpainManuel Varela Spain

Contributor CountryMarie Johansen SwedenMartin Edwards UK

Tim Smyth UKRowena Stern UKGlen Tarran UK

Claire Widdicombe UKTodd D. O’Brien USANicole Poulton USA

Michael Sieracki USA