Figure 5
From: Impacts of warming on phytoplankton abundance and phenology in a typical tropical marine ecosystem
Maps of the northern Red Sea displaying differences between phytoplankton phenology indices generated for ‘warm’ (1999, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015) and cold (1998, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2012) years of the study period (based on the analysis presented in Fig. 4). These maps are representative of the phenology response during ‘warm’ climate conditions over the northern Red Sea region. During warmer periods, the initiation of phytoplankton growth is delayed by ~1–4 weeks and terminates up to 4 weeks earlier, ultimately leading to a shorter bloom duration overall. Figure 5 was produced using the software package MATLAB (version R2015b, https://www.mathworks.com).
