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Long term changes in zooplankton abundance and biovolume were documented prior to the funding of NES LTER. The distributions of many fish species in the Mid-Atlantic Bight are shifting northward in the warming ocean. Dominant species of zooplanktivorous forage fishes have interannual, seasonal, and species-specific diet preferences. It remains unresolved how decadal changes in zooplankton influence this higher trophic level.

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  2. Kleisner, KM et al. 2016. The Effects of Sub-Regional Climate Velocity on the Distribution and Spatial Extent of Marine Species Assemblages. PLOS ONE. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0149220
  3. Suca, JJ et al. 2018. Feeding dynamics of Northwest Atlantic small pelagic fishes. Progress in Oceanography. doi: 10.1016/j. pocean.2018.04.014

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Heidi Sosik
hsosik@whoi.edu

Posted:  November 4, 2022  

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