@article{fdi:010061901,
  title = {{T}he {M}ozambique {C}hannel : from physics to upper trophic levels},
  author = {{T}ernon, {J}ean-{F}ran{\c{c}}ois and {B}ach, {P}ascal and {B}arlow, {R}. and {H}uggett, {J}. and {J}aquemet, {S}{\'e}bastien and {M}arsac, {F}rancis and {M}{\'e}nard, {F}r{\'e}d{\'e}ric and {P}enven, {P}ierrick and {P}otier, {M}ichel and {R}oberts, {M}. {J}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A} multidisciplinary programme, {MESOBIO} ({I}nfluence of mesoscale dynamics on biological productivity at multiple trophic levels in the {M}ozambique {C}hannel) was undertaken in the {M}ozambique {C}hannel within the framework of a scientific partnership between {F}rance and {S}outh {A}frica. {MESOBIO} focused on the signature of the highly energetic eddy dynamics in the {M}ozambique {C}hannel. {T}he {C}hannel, which is known to be one of the most turbulent areas in the world ocean, has a great diversity of marine organisms and is the site of active pelagic fisheries. {MESOBIO} was mostly based on observations at sea during 12 multidisciplinary cruises between 2002 and 2010. {H}ydrographic measurements, sampling of biological organisms ranging from phytoplankton to top predators, and experiments on primary production and energy transfer through the food web, were conducted onboard various research vessels. {T}he data were analysed in relation to eddy field characteristics for the periods of the cruises, including seasonal or inter-annual variability in mesoscale activity. {A} modelling approach was also developed within {MESOBIO} for both the circulation in the {C}hannel and the biogeochemical response to eddy forcing. {T}his paper introduces the suite of articles on the {MESOBIO} investigations by summarizing background knowledge for the different disciplines and the key issues that were addressed within the programme.},
  keywords = {{M}ozambique {C}hannel ; {M}esoscale circulation ; {B}iological production ; {P}hysical-biological coupling ; {M}ulti-disciplinary approach ; {MOZAMBIQUE} {CANAL} ; {OCEAN} {INDIEN}},
  booktitle = {{T}he {M}ozambique channel : mesoscale dynamics and ecosystem responses},
  journal = {{D}eep-{S}ea {R}esearch {P}art {II}.{T}opical {S}tudies in {O}ceanography},
  volume = {100},
  numero = {{N}o sp{\'e}cial},
  pages = {1--9},
  ISSN = {0967-0645},
  year = {2014},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.dsr2.2013.10.012},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010061901},
}