Monsoon oscillations regulate fertility of the Red Sea

摘要: Tropical ocean ecosystems are predicted to become warmer, more saline, and less fertile in a future Earth. The Red Sea, one of the warmest most saline environments world, may afford insights into function tropical ecosystem changing planet. We show that concentration chlorophyll duration phytoplankton growing season Sea controlled by strength winter Arabian monsoon (through horizontal advection waters from Indian Ocean). Furthermore, contrary expectation, last decade (1998–2010) biomass has increased 75% during prolonged positive phases Multivariate El Nino–Southern Oscillation Index. A new mechanism is reported, revealing synergy climate regulating greenness.