Which ocean phenomenon spreads invasive species during El Niño?

💡 Explanation

Suppressed equatorial upwelling allows invasive species normally restricted by temperature or nutrient gradients to disperse because it weakens nutrient transport from the deep ocean to the surface. Therefore species spread, rather than being contained by temperature gradients intensified by upwelling.

• Which seismic outcome characterizes regions near strike-slip faults experiencing tectonic creep?
• Which mechanism causes orographic precipitation on the windward side of a coastal mountain range near a subduction zone?
• Which outcome results when increased wave refraction focuses energy onto pre-existing coastal sea stacks composed of weaker sedimentary rock?
• Which geologic feature forms when differential stress accumulates along an offset transform fault?
• Which mechanism amplifies stream channel incision when tectonic uplift interacts with variable bedrock resistance?
• Which mechanism influences the orientation of cirques during glacial formation on a large mountain range?