A decline in primary production in the North Sea over 25 years, associated with reductions in zooplankton abundance and fish stock recruitment
dc.contributor.author | Capuzzo, E | |
dc.contributor.author | Lynam, CP | |
dc.contributor.author | Barry, J | |
dc.contributor.author | Stephens, D | |
dc.contributor.author | Forster, RM | |
dc.contributor.author | Greenwood, N | |
dc.contributor.author | McQuatters-Gollop, A | |
dc.contributor.author | Silva, T | |
dc.contributor.author | van Leeuwen, SM | |
dc.contributor.author | Engelhard, GH | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-10-27T10:54:58Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-10-27T10:54:58Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017-12-27 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1354-1013 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1365-2486 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/10104 | |
dc.description.abstract |
<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Phytoplankton primary production is at the base of the marine food web; changes in primary production have direct or indirect effects on higher trophic levels, from zooplankton organisms to marine mammals and seabirds. Here, we present a new time‐series on gross primary production in the North Sea, from 1988 to 2013, estimated using in situ measurements of chlorophyll and underwater light. This shows that recent decades have seen a significant decline in primary production in the North Sea. Moreover, primary production differs in magnitude between six hydrodynamic regions within the North Sea. Sea surface warming and reduced riverine nutrient inputs are found to be likely contributors to the declining levels of primary production. In turn, significant correlations are found between observed changes in primary production and the dynamics of higher trophic levels including (small) copepods and a standardized index of fish recruitment, averaged over seven stocks of high commercial significance in the North Sea. Given positive (bottom‐up) associations between primary production, zooplankton abundance and fish stock recruitment, this study provides strong evidence that if the decline in primary production continues, knock‐on effects upon the productivity of fisheries are to be expected unless these fisheries are managed effectively and cautiously.</jats:p> | |
dc.format.extent | E352-E364 | |
dc.format.medium | Print-Electronic | |
dc.language | en | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | Wiley | |
dc.subject | bottom-up effects | |
dc.subject | climate change | |
dc.subject | fish recruitment | |
dc.subject | North Sea | |
dc.subject | nutrients | |
dc.subject | phytoplankton | |
dc.subject | primary production | |
dc.title | A decline in primary production in the North Sea over 25 years, associated with reductions in zooplankton abundance and fish stock recruitment | |
dc.type | journal-article | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
dc.type | Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't | |
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plymouth.issue | 1 | |
plymouth.volume | 24 | |
plymouth.publication-status | Published | |
plymouth.journal | Global Change Biology | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1111/gcb.13916 | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Faculty of Science and Engineering | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Faculty of Science and Engineering/School of Biological and Marine Sciences | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/REF 2021 Researchers by UoA | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/REF 2021 Researchers by UoA/UoA07 Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Users by role | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Users by role/Academics | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Users by role/Researchers in ResearchFish submission | |
dc.publisher.place | England | |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2017-08-29 | |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1365-2486 | |
dc.rights.embargoperiod | Not known | |
rioxxterms.versionofrecord | 10.1111/gcb.13916 | |
rioxxterms.licenseref.uri | http://www.rioxx.net/licenses/all-rights-reserved | |
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate | 2017-12-27 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review | |
plymouth.funder | Interpreting and targeting NERC-funded research outputs to inform and influence marine policy::NERC | |
plymouth.funder | Interpreting and targeting NERC-funded research outputs to inform and influence marine policy::NERC | |
plymouth.funder | Interpreting and targeting NERC-funded research outputs to inform and influence marine policy::NERC |