It's about time: A synthesis of changing phenology in the Gulf of Maine ecosystem.

ABSTRACT: The timing of recurring biological and seasonal environmental events is changing on a global scale relative to temperature and other climate drivers. This study considers the Gulf of Maine ecosystem, a region of high social and ecological importance in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean and synthesizes current knowledge of (a) key seasonal processes, patterns, and events; (b) direct evidence for shifts in timing; (c) implications of phenological responses for linked ecological-human systems; and (d) potential phenology-focused adaptation strategies and actions. Twenty studies demonstrated shifts in timing of regional marine organisms and seasonal environmental events. The most common response was earlier timing, observed in spring onset, spring and winter hydrology, zooplankton abundance, occurr

SUBMITTER: Staudinger MD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6774335 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature