Combining in-situ and satellite derived proxies of temperature and chlorophyll with microplankton analyses to determine differences at the base of the food web in the northern and southern Benguela Upwelling Systems

Koppelmann, Rolf

Combining in-situ and satellite derived proxies of temperature and chlorophyll with microplankton analyses to determine differences at the base of the food web in the northern and southern Benguela Upwelling Systems

Rolf Koppelmann¹, Bettina Martin², Tarron Lamont³, Deon Louw⁴, Tebatso Moloto⁵, Knut Heinatz¹ and Sandy Thomalla⁶, (1)University of Hamburg, Institute of Marine Ecosystem and Fishery Science, Hamburg, Germany, (2)University Hamburg, Institute of Marine Ecosystem and Fishery Science, Hamburg, Germany, (3)Department of Environmental Affairs, Oceans & Coasts Research Branch, Cape Town 8012, South Africa, (4)National Marine Information and Research Centre (NatMIRC), Swakopmund, Namibia, (5)Council for Scientific and Industrial Research CSIR, Cape Town, South Africa, (6)CSIR, South Africa