Space-time variability of phytoplankton biomass, diversity and production over the last 27 years in the Mediterranean Sea
Phytoplankton dynamics in the Mediterranean Sea were investigated over the period 1998–2025 using a suite of Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service satellite products, jointly analysing surface phytoplankton biomass (CHL), phytoplankton size classes (PSC), and integrated primary production (PP) alongside key...