Ocean surface winds drive dynamics of transoceanic aerial movements.

Global wind patterns influence dispersal and migration processes of aerial organisms, propagules and particles, which ultimately could determine the dynamics of colonizations, invasions or spread of pathogens. However, studying how wind-mediated movements actually happen has been hampered so far by...

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Main Authors: Angel M Felicísimo, Jesús Muñoz, Jacob González-Solis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2491555?pdf=render