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Satellite Observations of Phytoplankton Functional Type Spatial Distributions, Phenology, Diversity, and Ecotones

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  • Journal Title:
    Frontiers in Marine Science
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    NOS (National Ocean Service)
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    Phytoplankton functional diversity plays a key role in structuring the ocean carbon cycle and can be estimated using measurements of phytoplankton functional type (PFT) groupings. Concentrations of 18 phytoplankton pigments were calculated using a linear matrix inversion algorithm, with an average r2 value of 0.70 for all pigments with p-values below the statistical threshold of 0.05. The inversion algorithm was then used with a chlorophyll-based absorption spectra model and Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS-Aqua) chlorophyll observations to calculate phytoplankton pigment concentrations in an area of the Atlantic Ocean off the United States east coast. Pigment distributions were analyzed to assess the distribution of PFTs. Five unique PFTs were found and delineated into three distinct offshore, transition, and open ocean groups. Group 1 (Diatoms) had highest abundance along the coast. Group 2 (prymnesiophytes, prokaryotes, and green algae) was a year-round stable offshore community that extended at reduced levels into the coast. Group 3 (dinoflagellates) dominated offshore between the Groups 1 and 2. Phytoplankton communities were delineated into coastal and offshore populations, with Group 2 having a dampened seasonal cycle, relative to the coastal populations. Shannon Diversity Indices (H) for the PFTs showed both spatial and temporal variability and had a clear non-linear relationship with chlorophyll. Diversity levels varied seasonally with changes in chlorophyll a levels. Peak PFT H was observed on the shelf where frontal features dominate, with diversity levels declining nearshore and offshore. This region marks an ecotone for phytoplankton in the study domain, and is associated with the coastal-side boundary of dinoflagellate dominance. Highest levels of diversity were observed in the tidally well-mixed regions of the Gulf of Maine and along a band that ran along the shelf region of the study area that was narrowest in the summer periods and broadened during the winter. These peak diversity zones were associated with moderate levels (~0.8 mg m−3) of chlorophyll a. While the sign in the linear trends in chlorophyll between 2002 and 2016 varied depending on the region, the trends in the PFT H values were nearly all negative due to the non-linear relationship between chlorophyll levels and H.
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    Front. Mar. Sci., 19 June 2017
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    Journal Article
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    Grant no. NA03NOS4730220
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    Atlantic Ocean
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    CC BY
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