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Multiscale Variability of Twenty-Two Coastal Phytoplankton Time Series: a Global Scale Comparison

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We provide an introduction and a foreword to the Special Issue “Phytoplankton Time Series in Estuaries and Coastal Ecosystems”. This issue includes long-term investigations (10–40 years) of 22 coastal ecosystems and a comparative analysis of chlorophyll a from 84 time series. The results and conclusions provided by these studies help to illuminate the disparities and similarities in long-term phytoplankton dynamics among a wide range of coastal systems and provide insight into the major driving factors responsible for short- and long-term trends in phytoplankton communities.

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  1. Department of Ecology and Evolution of Plankton, Stazione Zooologica Anton Dohrn, Villa Comunale, 80121, Naples, Italy

    Adriana Zingone

  2. Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, University of Florida, 7922 N.W. 71st Street, Gainesville, FL, 32653, USA

    Edward J. Phlips

  3. Division of Environment, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China

    Paul J. Harrison

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Zingone, A., Phlips, E.J. & Harrison, P.J. Multiscale Variability of Twenty-Two Coastal Phytoplankton Time Series: a Global Scale Comparison. Estuaries and Coasts 33, 224–229 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-009-9261-x

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