Fig. 12

Time series of selected physical and biological variables, a average and maximum mixed layer depth, b nitrate concentration, c silicate concentration, d ammonium concentration, e small plus large phytoplankton density, and f small plus large zooplankton density from the historical simulation. Values are averaged in the coastal region from January to April for a–f, and broken line represents the averaged value from 1967 to 1987. Nutrients and planktons are averaged in the upper 30 m of the water column, the main habitat of the anchovy and sardine larvae