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PIs: P.J.S. Franks, C.S. Chen, E.G. Durbin, W.
Gentleman, J.M. Pringle and J. Runge |
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With important contributions from students,
postdocs, technicians |
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To improve our mechanistic understanding of the
possible influences of climate variation on the population dynamics and
production of the target zooplankton species through its effects on
advective transport, temperature, food availability, and predator fields |
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GOM subregions |
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Passive behavior |
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Density-seeking behavior |
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The light environment controls the onset of the
bloom in the shallow region, while stratification plays a more significant
role in the deep region. |
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The magnitude of bloom is modified by both light
and nutrients. |
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N/Si ratio is an important parameter for the
nutrients limitation process and succession of phytoplankton community. |
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The basic pattern of lower-level trophic
food-web dynamics in shallow and deeper area mirrors the sites A and B in
the 1D model. A unique pattern develops in the tidal mixing frontal zone. |
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If no impact from advection, the development of
weak stratification is critical for the springtime bloom; wind and heat
flux can regulate this process. |
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The frontal zone is a possible area for the
“second” diatom bloom. |
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Advection may be critical in determining changes
in stratification and thus bloom formation, particularly in deeper waters |
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Notes