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Increasing the utility of data from the Continuous Plankton Recorder survey

Entry ID: GLOBEC_063_UK_013

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Summary

Abstract: A large proportion of the variability in abundance of the copepod Calanus,
which is a major food item of larval and adult fish around the British Isles,
can be related to the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO), but causal links have
yet to be established. Two possible processes are: changes in wind strength
affecting the onset of thermal stratification and hance primary production; and
changes in ...

Parent DIF

This data set description is a member of a collection. The collection is described in
GLOBEC_009_SAHFOS_001
GLOBEC_020_UK_002

Location Keywords

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH SEA

Science Keywords

BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS

OCEANS > OCEAN CIRCULATION > OCEAN CURRENTS

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

OCEANS

Instrument

CPR > Continuous Plankton Recorder

Project

GLOBEC > Global Ocean Ecosystem Dynamics, IGBP

IGBP > International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme

Originating Center

Data Center

Biological Science Department, School of the Environment and Society, University of Wales - Swansea

Data Center URL: http://www.swan.ac.uk/biosci/

Data Center Personnel
Name: GRAEME HAYS Phone: +44 (0) 1792 295375 Fax: +44 (0) 1792 295447 Email: g.hays at swansea.ac.uk Email: g.hays at swan.ac.uk Contact Address: Swansea University Singleton Park City: Swansea Province or State: Wales Postal Code: SA2 8PP Country: UK

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2007-01-30

Last DIF Revision Date: 2007-01-30

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