¥ÒThe importance of comparative analysis in U.S. GLOBEC for pan-regional
synthesis has been recognized from the
inception of the program. Comparison of the
dynamics of closely related taxa selected as target
species in relation to specific physical processes
(including stratification, mechanisms of retention
and loss, upwelling and downwelling, and
cross-front exchange) will be an integral component of
the overall synthesis and integration effort in
U.S. GLOBEC.Ó
¥(U.S. GLOBEC Synthesis Implementation Plan, 2007).