Effective conservation requires rigorous baselines of pristine conditions to assess the
impacts of human activities and to evaluate the efficacy of management. Most coral reefs are …

Neodymium isotopic compositions (εNd) and rare earth element (REE) concentrations were
measured for filtered surface to deep waters (112 samples) in the Southern Tropical Pacific …

Global time series of satellite‐derived winds and surface chlorophyll concentration (Chl‐a)
show patterns of coherent areas with either positive or negative correlations. The correlation …

ELISABETTA B. MORELLO1, 2, MICHAEL DE HAYWOOD1, DAVID T. BREWER1, SIMON C.
APTE3, GERT ASMUND4, YT JOHN KWONG5 & DARREN DENNIS11CSIRO Oceans & …

The objectives of the BIOSOPE (BIogeochemistry and Optics SOuth Pacific Experiment)
project was to study, during the austral summer, the biological, biogeochemical and bio …

In the relatively unproductive waters of the tropical ocean, islands can enhance
phytoplankton biomass and create hotspots of productivity and biodiversity that sustain …

Increasing ocean temperatures due to global warming are predicted to have negative effects
on coral reef fishes. El Niño events are associated with elevated water temperatures at large …

Recent analyses of physical measurements show the existence of a central Pacific type of El
Niño (CPEN) with a sea surface temperature warming pattern distinct from that of the …

The development of phytoplankton blooms in Von Kàrmàn vortex streets in island wakes has
been investigated using a coupled bio‐physical model which evolves a geostrophically …

In oligotrophic gyres of the tropical ocean, islands can enhance phytoplankton biomass and
create hotspots of productivity and biodiversity. This “island mass effect”(IME) is typically …