East China Sea ecosystem under multiple stressors: Heterogeneous responses in the sea surface chlorophyll-a SCIE SCOPUS

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Title
East China Sea ecosystem under multiple stressors: Heterogeneous responses in the sea surface chlorophyll-a
Author(s)
Kong, Christina Eunjin; Yoo, Sinjae; Jang, Chan Joo
KIOST Author(s)
Jang, Chan Joo(장찬주)
Alternative Author(s)
유신재; 장찬주
Publication Year
2019-09
Abstract
The East China Sea and southern Yellow Sea ecosystems have undergone drastic changes over the past decades. The changes in the ecosystems are attributable to both natural and anthropogenic stressors. We analyzed the seasonal and interannual variability of the sea surface chlorophyll-a in the East China Sea and the southern Yellow Sea using a suite of remotely sensed data (1998-2012). When seen on a Large Marine Ecosystem level, there seems no trend in the region. However, when seen on a sub-regional scale, heterogeneous responses can be recognized among the subregions. There was an increasing trend of chlorophyll-a in the vicinity of the Changjiang (Yangtze) River mouth, while there was a decreasing trend in the southeastern slope area which can be attributed to anthropogenic nutrient enrichment and warming, respectively. Contrary to some previous studies, our analysis clearly showed that the summer-autumn averaged chlorophyll-a decreased by about 14% in a large area (circa 178,000 km(2)) in the northeastern East China Sea after 2003 coinciding with the initial impoundment of the Three Gorges Dam. Our analysis demonstrates that our ability to detect the trends in response to multiple stressors largely depends on choosing an appropriate spatiotemporal scale.
ISSN
0967-0637
URI
https://sciwatch.kiost.ac.kr/handle/2020.kiost/2048
DOI
10.1016/j.dsr.2019.103078
Bibliographic Citation
DEEP-SEA RESEARCH PART I-OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH PAPERS, v.151, 2019
Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
Subject
CHANGJIANG-DILUTED WATER; YANGTZE-RIVER ESTUARY; SUBMARINE GROUNDWATER DISCHARGE; 3 GORGES DAM; YELLOW SEA; CLIMATE-CHANGE; PHYTOPLANKTON; OCEAN; TEMPERATURE; VARIABILITY
Keywords
Multiple stressors; East China sea; Chlorophyll-a; Warming; Anthropogenic nutrient enrichment; Changjiang river
Type
Article
Language
English
Document Type
Article
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