Wavelet Analysis of Trends in Summer Flounder YOY and Spawner-Recruit Relationships
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Two climatic signals are most significant in affecting oceanographic and estuarine processes in the Mid-Atlantic Bight, the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) and the Pacific North American (PNA). The NAO is closely related to the Arctic Oscillation (AO) and primarily affects temperature. The PNA has a well-described teleconnection with the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and is dominantly an effector of precipitation and, thus, freshwater inflow, in the northeast region. The NAO has a well-described 8-year cycle and indications of a 4-yr periodicity that are superimposed on longer-term trends. These periodicities are known to profoundly effect estuarine oyster populations, including recruitment and mortality.
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