Fig. 2: Appearance and disappearance of phytoplankton types by the end of the century. | Nature Communications

Fig. 2: Appearance and disappearance of phytoplankton types by the end of the century.

From: Future phytoplankton diversity in a changing climate

Fig. 2

The number of phytoplankton types appearing (a–d) and disappearing (e–h) between the baseline period (mean of 2005−2024) and end of century period (mean of 2081−2100) in each of six groups: coccolithophores (a, e), of which there are five types; diazotrophs (b, f), of which there are five types; diatoms (c, g), of which there are 11 types; mixotrophic dinoflagellates (d, h), of which there are 10 types. Prokaryotes and picoeukaryotes (of which there are two types of each) do not show any significant changes. Appearance (disappearance) is defined as a type contributing >0.1% (<0.1%) to total biomass.

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