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Articles | Volume 22, issue 5
Articles | Volume 22, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-22-2743-2026
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Articles | Volume 22, issue 5
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09 Sep 2026
Research article |  | 09 Sep 2026

Phytoplankton community structure responses to episodic summer storms in a temperate coastal ecosystem

Harshal Chavan, Urania Christaki, Luis Felipe Artigas, and Francois G. Schmitt

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We found that fluctuations in the marine environment during summer can trigger bloom formation in the nutrient-depleted eastern English Channel. Different storm impacts played various roles in promoting the growth of certain phytoplankton. Surplus nutrients supplied by rivers caused diatom blooms, while wind-driven storms supported the growth of pico- and nano-sized phytoplankton. 
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