Title/subject:  The relative importance of climate change and local processes in controlling zooplankton populations in the GB/GoM region.
Synopsis:  This paper summarizes and reviews what we learned about processes contolling zooplankton dynamics, including data synthesis and modeling results with predictions of how global change is likely to affect these populations.  This synthesis paper also includes the zooplankton predators.
Title/subject:  Multi-scale biological-physical interactions controlling recruitment processes in cod and haddock on Georges Bank.
Synopsis:  This paper compiles all the factors controlling survival and growth of larval cod and haddock including local and remote forcing, top-down vs bottom up effects, and presents a synthesized view of how these populations may be impacted in the future.  It should include discussion of how the results will be used to better manage the fisheries by links with the full-life cycle and stock assessments.
Synopsis:  This paper summarizes and reviews what we learned through numerical modeling about how multi-scale physical forcing of the region, including climate forcing (NAO-LSW-WSW, salinity anomalies) and local physics (tides, winds, heat flux) affects biological dynamics including NPZD-copepod species-fish species. This paper also includes predictions of how biological dynamics will change with future physical forcing scenarios and more generally how temperate marine ecosystems are likely to respond mechanistically to climate change.