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Area of Science:

Marine ecology
Time series analysis
Climate science

Background:

Long-term marine ecological data often show significant, decade-long state transitions.
Interpreting these variations requires understanding natural variability hypotheses.
Zooplankton observations off the California coast provide a valuable long-term dataset.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a model explaining persistent, large-amplitude state transitions in marine ecosystems.
To test if atmospheric forcing can generate observed marine population dynamics.
To establish a baseline hypothesis for marine ecosystem variability and climate change interpretation.

Main Methods:

Utilized a linear autoregressive model.
Incorporated long-term zooplankton observational data from the California coast.
Simulated marine population responses to cumulative white-noise atmospheric forcing.

Main Results:

The model successfully generated marine population responses with strong transitions.
Simulated responses included prolonged apparent state changes, mimicking natural observations.
Demonstrated that atmospheric forcing can be a key driver of these ecosystem shifts.

Conclusions:

Cumulative atmospheric forcing can explain major marine ecosystem state transitions.
The developed model serves as a baseline hypothesis for marine ecosystem variability.
This approach aids in interpreting abrupt ecological responses and climate change signatures.