Analysis of Mechanisms Causing Long-Term Variations, Patterns and Trends in Phytoplankton Dynamics and Environment in Narragansett Bay Based on a 32-Yr Time-Series

将分析32年（1959-1990）纳拉甘西特湾每周环境和浮游植物及浮游动物测量的过程导向定量时间序列，并辅以许多实验室和现场实验。这个数据集似乎是全球浮游生物和环境的最长的定量时间序列。在最大活动时，每周测量27个变量和过程。该项目将调查环境条件的模式、周期、趋势和变化及其与浮游生物种群动态的关系。年际和年代际变化的知识是理解浮游生物系统行为的核心；文化诱发变化的影响可以根据“基线”进行检测、测量和预测。＊＊＊

9530200 SMAYDA A 32-yr (1959-1990), process-oriented, quantitative time-series of weekly environmental and phytoplankton and zooplankton measurements in Narragansett Bay, supplemented by numerous laboratory and in situ experiments, will be analyzed. This data set appears to be the longest, quantitative time-series on plankton and environment available globally. At maximal activity, 27 variables and processes were measured weekly. This project will investigate the patterns, cycles, trends and variability in environmental conditions and their relationships to plankton population dynamics. Knowledge of interanual and interdecadal variability is central to understanding how plankton systems behave; the "baseline" against which the effects of culturally induced changes can be detected, measured, and predicted. ***