Contradicting prevalent view, UCI oceanographers predict increase in phytoplankton
Monday, January 27, 2020 - 13:30
in Earth & Climate
Irvine, Calif., Jan. 27, 2020 - A neural network-driven Earth system model has led University of California, Irvine oceanographers to a surprising conclusion: Phytoplankton populations in low-latitude waters will expand by the end of the 21st century. The unexpected simulation outcome runs counter to the longstanding belief by many in the environmental science community that global climate change will make tropical oceans inhospitable to phytoplankton, which form the base of the aquatic food web.