Bird and fish data for a 600 year reconstruction of winter climate variability in the California Current from 2011-2013 (California Current upwelling modes project)

<p>In this study, we hypothesized that seasonal variation in upwelling-favorable winds has differential influences on species of the central California Current pelagic ecosystem. To test this hypothesis, we developed multivariate indicators of upwelling and species’ responses using wind and sea surface temperature (SST) data from buoys and growth and reproductive data for 11 species of fish and seabirds.</p>

本研究提出假设：促上升流风场的季节变化，对加州中部海流（California Current）水层生态系统（pelagic ecosystem）内的各物种种群存在差异化影响。为验证该假设，我们利用浮标获取的风速与海表温度（sea surface temperature, SST）数据，以及11种鱼类与海鸟的生长、繁殖数据，构建了表征上升流及物种响应的多变量指标。