The role of submesoscale currents in structuring marine ecosystems

• Published in: Nature communications Vol. 9; no. 1; pp. 4758 - 16
• Main Authors: Lévy, Marina, Franks, Peter J. S., Smith, K. Shafer
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 12.11.2018; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 704/829; 704/829/826; Animals; Aquatic Organisms - physiology; Biodiversity; Biomass; Chlorophyll - analysis; Climatology; Earth Sciences; Ecosystem; Ecosystems; Humanities and Social Sciences; Marine ecosystems; Models, Theoretical; multidisciplinary; Nutrients; Ocean currents; Oceanography; Phytoplankton - growth & development; Phytoplankton - physiology; Plankton; Predators; Predatory Behavior; Productivity; Review; Review Article; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Sciences of the Universe; Three dimensional models; Vertical penetration; Vortices; Water Movements

From microbes to large predators, there is increasing evidence that marine life is shaped by short-lived submesoscales currents that are difficult to observe, model, and explain theoretically. Whether and how these intense three-dimensional currents structure the productivity and diversity of marine...