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Linking the scientific knowledge on marine frontal systems with ecosystem services

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Abstract

Primary production hotspots in the marine environment occur where the combination of light, turbulence, temperature and nutrients makes the proliferation of phytoplankton possible. Satellite-derived surface chlorophyll-a distributions indicate that these conditions are frequently associated with sharp water mass transitions named “marine fronts”. Given the link between primary production, consumers and ecosystem functions, marine fronts could play a key role in the production of ecosystem services (ES). Using the shelf break front in the Argentine Sea as a study case, we show that the high primary production found in the front is the main ecological feature that supports the production of tangible (fisheries) and intangible (recreation, regulation of atmospheric gases) marine ES and the reason why the provision of ES in the Argentine Sea concentrates there. This information provides support to satellite chlorophyll as a good indicator of multiple marine ES. We suggest that marine fronts could be considered as marine ES hot spots.

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The first draft of this article was originated during a workshop under the framework of the project: “The relative ecosystem services of frontal areas in the South West Atlantic Large Marine Ecosystem” (IAI-CONICET 3347/14). We thank to the Inter American Institute for Global Change Research through the National Science Foundation (EEUU, Grant GEO-1128040) and its support to the project CRN3070 “VOCES”.

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  17. Instituto Franco-Argentino para el Estudio del Clima y sus Impactos (UMI IFAECI/CNRS-CONICET-UBA), Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Martín Saraceno

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Martinetto, P., Alemany, D., Botto, F. et al. Linking the scientific knowledge on marine frontal systems with ecosystem services. Ambio 49, 541–556 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-019-01222-w

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Keywords

  • Argentine Sea
  • Ecosystem services
  • Marine fronts
  • Satellite chlorophyll
  • South Western Atlantic