Author
Listed:
- L. Oziel
(Ocean and Ecosystem Sciences Division, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Takuvik International Research Laboratory, Université Laval (Canada) - CNRS (France), Département de biologie et Québec-Océan, Université Laval
Sorbonne Université & CNRS, Laboratoire d’Océanographie de Villefranche-sur-Mer (LOV))
- A. Baudena
(Sorbonne Université, LOCEAN-IPSL, CNRS/IRD/MNHN
Sorbonne Université & CNRS, Laboratoire d’Océanographie de Villefranche-sur-Mer (LOV))
- M. Ardyna
(Sorbonne Université & CNRS, Laboratoire d’Océanographie de Villefranche-sur-Mer (LOV)
Stanford University)
- P. Massicotte
(Takuvik International Research Laboratory, Université Laval (Canada) - CNRS (France), Département de biologie et Québec-Océan, Université Laval)
- A. Randelhoff
(Takuvik International Research Laboratory, Université Laval (Canada) - CNRS (France), Département de biologie et Québec-Océan, Université Laval)
- J.-B. Sallée
(Sorbonne Université, LOCEAN-IPSL, CNRS/IRD/MNHN)
- R. B. Ingvaldsen
(Institute of Marine Research)
- E. Devred
(Ocean and Ecosystem Sciences Division, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Fisheries and Oceans Canada)
- M. Babin
(Takuvik International Research Laboratory, Université Laval (Canada) - CNRS (France), Département de biologie et Québec-Océan, Université Laval)
Abstract
The Arctic marine biome, shrinking with increasing temperature and receding sea-ice cover, is tightly connected to lower latitudes through the North Atlantic. By flowing northward through the European Arctic Corridor (the main Arctic gateway where 80% of in- and outflow takes place), the North Atlantic Waters transport most of the ocean heat, but also nutrients and planktonic organisms toward the Arctic Ocean. Using satellite-derived altimetry observations, we reveal an increase, up to two-fold, in North Atlantic current surface velocities over the last 24 years. More importantly, we show evidence that the North Atlantic current and its variability shape the spatial distribution of the coccolithophore Emiliania huxleyi (Ehux), a tracer for temperate ecosystems. We further demonstrate that bio-advection, rather than water temperature as previously assumed, is a major mechanism responsible for the recent poleward intrusions of southern species like Ehux. Our findings confirm the biological and physical “Atlantification” of the Arctic Ocean with potential alterations of the Arctic marine food web and biogeochemical cycles.
Suggested Citation
L. Oziel & A. Baudena & M. Ardyna & P. Massicotte & A. Randelhoff & J.-B. Sallée & R. B. Ingvaldsen & E. Devred & M. Babin, 2020.
"Faster Atlantic currents drive poleward expansion of temperate phytoplankton in the Arctic Ocean,"
Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 11(1), pages 1-8, December.
Handle:
RePEc:nat:natcom:v:11:y:2020:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-020-15485-5
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-15485-5
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