Articles | Volume 18, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-18-693-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-18-693-2022
Research article
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13 May 2022
Research article |  | 13 May 2022

Influence of cyclonic and anticyclonic eddies on plankton in the southeastern Mediterranean Sea during late summertime

Natalia Belkin, Tamar Guy-Haim, Maxim Rubin-Blum, Ayah Lazar, Guy Sisma-Ventura, Rainer Kiko, Arseniy R. Morov, Tal Ozer, Isaac Gertman, Barak Herut, and Eyal Rahav

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on os-2021-124', Anonymous Referee #1, 01 Feb 2022
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Eyal Rahav, 10 Mar 2022
  • RC2: 'Comment on os-2021-124', Anonymous Referee #2, 07 Mar 2022
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Eyal Rahav, 10 Mar 2022

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision
AR by Eyal Rahav on behalf of the Authors (10 Mar 2022)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (23 Mar 2022) by Vanessa Cardin
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (28 Mar 2022) by Vanessa Cardin
RR by Anonymous Referee #3 (30 Mar 2022)
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (07 Apr 2022)
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (11 Apr 2022) by Vanessa Cardin
AR by Eyal Rahav on behalf of the Authors (12 Apr 2022)  Author's response    Manuscript
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Short summary
We studied how distinct water circulations that elevate (cyclone) or descend (anticyclone) water from the upper ocean affect the biomass, activity and diversity of planktonic microorganisms in the impoverished eastern Mediterranean. We show that cyclonic and anticyclonic eddies differ in their community composition and production. Moreover, the anticyclone may be a potential bio-invasion and dispersal vector, while the cyclone may serve as a thermal refugee for native species.