Long-term research in the western English Channel, undertaken by the marine laboratories in Plymouth, is described and details of survey methods, sites, and time series given in this chapter. Major… (More)
Changes in the net heat flux (NHF) into the ocean have profound impacts on global climate. We analyse a long-term plankton time-series and show that the NHF is a critical indicator of ecosystem… (More)
Tidal stirring of the seas in the neighbourhood of headlands, promontories and islands may concentrate sediments and result in the formation of tidal banks. At regular, smallscale promontories,… (More)
Structure of phytoplankton (Continuous Plankton Recorder and SeaWiFS) and impact of climate in the Northwest Atlantic Shelves S. C. Leterme and R. D. Pingree Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean… (More)
Pronounced changes in temperature, salinity (density) and upwelling have occurred in surface and deeper waters of the oceans, contributing with changing patterns and strength of winds to an… (More)
All marine organisms are affected to some extent by the movement and thermal properties of oceanic currents. However phytoplankton, because of its small size is most directly coupled to the physical… (More)
An oceanographic cruise was carried out in the subtropical NE Atlantic in April 1999 with the aim of investigating the role of the Azores Current, the STORM (subtropical oceanic rings of magnitude)… (More)