Estimation of global zooplankton biomass from satellite ocean colour

Strömberg, K. H. Patrik, Smyth, Timothy J., Allen, J. Icarus, Pitois, Sophie and O'Brien, Todd D. (2009) Estimation of global zooplankton biomass from satellite ocean colour. Journal of Marine Systems, 78 (1). pp. 18-27. ISSN 0924-7963

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Abstract

A changing Earth System requires knowledge on a global scale. The only way of obtaining detailed information at these scales is by using satellite remote sensing and/or modeling. In the marine environment, information on primary production (PP) is derivable from satellite data, whereas datasets of higher trophic levels are sparse. The challenge is to combine these two sources. A model relating the flow of energy from PP to zooplankton biomass, was used to address this problem. The model was parameterised with PP from the SeaWiFS satellite ocean colour record and a subset of a global dataset of zooplankton biomass. The model was then validated with the remaining zooplankton data. The model was used to: produce a map of annual global, zooplankton biomass, quantify the flow of carbon from PP to zooplankton and investigate the spatial variability of this flow. One of the more notable findings is that more energy is transferred to zooplankton when PP is low.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	zooplankton biomass,primary production,global model,trophic efficiency,satellite data,sdg 14 - life below water ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/life_below_water
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Environmental Sciences
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Collaborative Centre for Sustainable Use of the Seas
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	27 May 2016 16:00
Last Modified:	27 Mar 2024 17:30
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/59122
DOI:	10.1016/j.jmarsys.2009.02.004

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