Articles | Volume 19, issue 24
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-5689-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-5689-2022
Research article
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14 Dec 2022
Research article |  | 14 Dec 2022

Ecosystem impacts of marine heat waves in the northeast Pacific

Abigale M. Wyatt, Laure Resplandy, and Adrian Marchetti

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2022-17', Anonymous Referee #1, 31 Mar 2022
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Abigale Wyatt, 18 May 2022
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2022-17', Anonymous Referee #2, 11 Apr 2022
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Abigale Wyatt, 18 May 2022

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (27 May 2022) by Koji Suzuki
AR by Abigale Wyatt on behalf of the Authors (01 Jul 2022)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (06 Jul 2022) by Koji Suzuki
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (24 Jul 2022)
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (26 Jul 2022)
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (01 Aug 2022) by Koji Suzuki
AR by Abigale Wyatt on behalf of the Authors (01 Sep 2022)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (12 Sep 2022) by Koji Suzuki
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (13 Oct 2022)
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (16 Oct 2022)
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (28 Oct 2022) by Koji Suzuki
AR by Abigale Wyatt on behalf of the Authors (04 Nov 2022)  Author's response   Manuscript 
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Short summary
Marine heat waves (MHWs) are a frequent event in the northeast Pacific, with a large impact on the region's ecosystems. Large phytoplankton in the North Pacific Transition Zone are greatly affected by decreased nutrients, with less of an impact in the Alaskan Gyre. For small phytoplankton, MHWs increase the spring small phytoplankton population in both regions thanks to reduced light limitation. In both zones, this results in a significant decrease in the ratio of large to small phytoplankton.
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