Synthesis: climate effects on biodiversity, abundance and distribution of marine organisms in the Benguela

The N ans C lim project (2010–2013) represented a regional collaboration to assess the effects of climate on B enguela dynamics. Based on in situ (since the 1960s in N amibia and S outh A frica and 1985 in A ngola) and satellite (since the 1980s) observations, the project focussed on four subsystems, namely the A ngola subtropical, northern B enguela upwelling, southern B enguela upwelling and A gulhas B ank. This contribution summarizes the...