Copepods in a warming climate: A pan-regional model investigation of zooplankton in the North Atlantic Ocean

由于浮游动物在运输光合作用产生的有机物并将其传递到海洋食物网的更高营养级方面发挥着重要作用，因此必须研究气候与浮游动物生产力之间的联系。桡足类（小型甲壳类）是北大西洋浮游动物的主要组成部分，也是幼鱼的主要食物来源。北海）和美洲大陆架。这两个地点都由泛区域气候模式联系在一起。科学问题，例如，是什么原因导致一些物种的地理界限不存在于其他物种？通过数值模型对海洋生态系统进行研究，这些模型通过物质通量（即不同组成部分之间的碳和营养物交换以及通过洋流的运输）来描述海洋生态系统。

Examining the link between climate and zooplankton productivity is essential due to the important role of zooplankton in the transport of photosynthetically produced organic matter and passing it up the marine food web to higher trophic levels. Copepods (small crustaceans) form the major part of zooplankton in the North Atlantic Ocean and are the main food source for young fish.The proposed project addresses how changes in the distribution and productivity of copepod populations are linked to climate-driven physical processes and compares regional differences on the North European (incl. North Sea) and the American Continental Shelf. Both sites are linked by pan-regional climate patterns. The scientific questions, e.g. What causes biogeographical boundaries in some species not present in others?, are investigated by numerical models, which describe the marine ecosystem by matter fluxes (i.e. exchange of carbon and nutrients between different components and transport through ocean currents).The link to international projects (GLOBEC, BASIN) allows input through scientific collaboration and can be a valuable contribution to these research programs.