Changes in Plankton Communities (IMAGE)

University of Plymouth

Changes in Plankton Communities

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Many Northeast Atlantic holoplankton taxa have decreased in abundance during the past 60 years. In this image, triangles represent coastal stations while grid squares illustrate trends in Continuous Plankton Recorder data. Blue indicates a decreasing abundance trend; orange indicates an increase

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