MODELING THE ADVECTIVE SUPPLY OF CALANUS FINMARCHICUS TO STELLWAGEN BANK AS AN INDICATOR OF SAND LANCE FORAGING HABITAT, AND THE CLIMATE VULNERABILITY OF A NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY

Modeling the advective supply of Calanus finmarchicus to Stellwagen Bank as an indicator of sand lance foraging habitat, and the climate vulnerability of a National Marine Sanctuary

The northern sand lance (Ammodytes dubius), a key species in the food web supporting the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary (SBNMS), feeds primarily on the lipid-rich copepod Calanus finmarchicus.Climate change poses a significant threat to this dynamic, as C.finmarchicus populations are at the southern edge of their subarctic distribution a

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