Publications by authors named "Rob W Campbell"
Article Synopsis
- The Pacific marine heatwave from 2014-2016 caused significant declines in the abundance and quality of key forage fish species in the Gulf of Alaska, leading to historically low levels of capelin, sand lance, and herring.
- Changes in the size and age structure of these forage fish were seen, but none were able to cope fully with the adverse effects of the heatwave, resulting in trophic instability within the ecosystem.
- This disruption in forage fish populations contributed to broader impacts on higher trophic levels, including seabirds, marine mammals, and groundfish, which experienced changes in distribution, mass deaths, and reproductive issues throughout 2015-2016.
