Assessment of the Cape Blanc (northwest Africa) upwelling ecosystem response to recent climate change, using wavelet analyses on dinoflagellate cyst export

Roza, Surya Eldo V.; Reuter, Runa T.; Stuut, Jan-Berend W.; Versteegh, Gerard J. M.; Pospelova, Vera; García-Moreiras, Iria; Zonneveld, Karin A. F.

doi:10.5194/bg-23-831-2026

Articles | Volume 23, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-23-831-2026

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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-23-831-2026

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Assessment of the Cape Blanc (northwest Africa) upwelling ecosystem response to recent climate change, using wavelet analyses on dinoflagellate cyst export

Surya Eldo V. Roza, Runa T. Reuter, Jan-Berend W. Stuut, Gerard J. M. Versteegh, Vera Pospelova, Iria García-Moreiras, and Karin A. F. Zonneveld

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The original and interpolated time series of dinoflagellate cysts export flux and multiple environmental factors off Cape Blanc, Northwest Africa Surya Eldo V. Roza et al. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.982569

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This study provides rare, high-resolution insight into how a climatically sensitive upwelling ecosystem responds to recent climate variability, based on an exceptional 18-year marine sediment trap record. By combining wavelet analyses with long-term observations of dinoflagellate cyst export, upwelling winds, and dust input, it reveals distinct temporal phases and demonstrates the ecosystem’s strong sensitivity to climate-driven changes in wind dynamics.