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  • Marine ecology
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  • Computational modeling

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  • Assessing marine biodiversity, especially microbial plankton, is difficult due to dynamic conditions and advanced classification needs.
  • Optical remote sensing offers broad coverage but limited local detail, contrasting with in-situ genomic methods.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a metric for comparing biodiversity data across different spatial scales (local vs. remote sensing).
  • To explore how spatially extended, lower-resolution data can infer local plankton diversity.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a coupled physical and ecological ocean model simulation.
  • Calculated Shannon diversity for local virtual plankton communities.
  • Developed and applied a 'seascape' index quantifying spatial heterogeneity of dominant functional groups.

Main Results:

  • Local plankton diversity (genomic scale) strongly correlated with the seascape index (remote sensing scale).
  • Reduced resolution error was lower in frontal regions and areas with intermediate turbulence.
  • Spatial patterns of diversity on large scales are driven by the mixing of adjacent communities.

Conclusions:

  • Spatially extensive remote sensing data can compensate for limited local biodiversity knowledge in the open ocean.
  • Integrating in-situ and satellite observations is a viable strategy for global biodiversity monitoring.
  • Ocean mixing and spatial heterogeneity are key drivers of plankton diversity patterns.