Functional stability of coastal plankton communities toward extreme weather-related stressors
Year: 2025

Extreme weather events, such as marine heatwaves and terrestrial runoff, are intensifying in many areas and pose growing threats. In the present study, we assessed the functional stability of plankton communities in response to these events by comparing their responses to marine heatwave and terrestrial runoff stressors. Using two in situ mesocosm experiments conducted at the same coastal site, we examined two key functional balances, namely, the metabolic balance between gross primary productio