The timescales of global surface-ocean connectivity
The adaptive capabilities of planktonic communities to climate change remain uncertain. Here, using Lagrangian particle tracking and network theory, the authors show that surface ocean currents can navigate the globe within 10 years, suggesting that marine plankton may keep pace with climate change.
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| author | Bror F. Jönsson James R. Watson |
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| description | The adaptive capabilities of planktonic communities to climate change remain uncertain. Here, using Lagrangian particle tracking and network theory, the authors show that surface ocean currents can navigate the globe within 10 years, suggesting that marine plankton may keep pace with climate change. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e92e8a77a6c7482694a00189e823d3bc2022-12-21T18:03:48ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232016-04-01711610.1038/ncomms11239The timescales of global surface-ocean connectivityBror F. Jönsson0James R. Watson1Department of Geosciences, Princeton UniversityCollege of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State UniversityThe adaptive capabilities of planktonic communities to climate change remain uncertain. Here, using Lagrangian particle tracking and network theory, the authors show that surface ocean currents can navigate the globe within 10 years, suggesting that marine plankton may keep pace with climate change.https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11239 |
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| title | The timescales of global surface-ocean connectivity |
| title_full | The timescales of global surface-ocean connectivity |
| title_fullStr | The timescales of global surface-ocean connectivity |
| title_full_unstemmed | The timescales of global surface-ocean connectivity |
| title_short | The timescales of global surface-ocean connectivity |
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