@article{fdi:010079013,
  title = {{P}hytoplankton size changes and diversity loss in the southwestern {M}editerranean {S}ea in relation to long-term hydrographic variability},
  author = {{R}amirez-{R}omero, {E}. and {M}olinero, {J}uan-{C}arlos and {S}ommer, {U}. and {S}alhi, {N}. and {Y}ahia, {O}. {K}. {D}. and {Y}ahia, {M}. {N}. {D}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{S}tructural changes in plankton primary producers have large implications for food web dynamics, energy fluxes and the vertical export of biogenic particulate carbon. {H}ere we examine phytoplankton data spanning the period 1993-2008 from the {B}ay of {T}unis, southwestern {M}editerranean {S}ea, in relation to long term hydroclimate variability. {W}e show a conspicuous shift in the structure of the phytoplankton community characterized by an increase of small-sized species and diversity loss, revealing a dominance of smaller blooming diatoms and cyanobacteria. {S}uch changes were concurrent with marked modifications in hydroclimatic patterns experienced in the {B}ay of {T}unis consisting of a shift towards enhanced winter precipitation together with rising temperatures. {T}his novel study shows an overall rise in the proportion of small phytoplankton cells and a decreasing trend in phytoplankton diversity in the southern {M}editerranean area. {T}hese findings warn of a potential decline of trophic efficiency and lesser food web stability resulting from mean size reduction and the diversity loss.},
  keywords = {{S}ize structural changes ; {D}iversity loss ; {O}cean warming ; {N}anophytoplankton ; {P}hytoplankton diversity ; {S}outhwestern mediterranean ; {MEDITERRANEE} ; {TUNISIE} ; {TUNIS} {BAIE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{E}stuarine {C}oastal and {S}helf {S}cience},
  volume = {235},
  numero = {},
  pages = {art. 106574 [7 ]},
  ISSN = {0272-7714},
  year = {2020},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.ecss.2019.106574},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010079013},
}