Oceanography of the Canadian shelf of the Beaufort Sea: A setting for marine life

Arctic

Volumn 55, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2002, Pages 29-45

  Carmack, Eddy C ^a   Macdonald, Robie W ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beaufort Sea; Global warming; Nutrients; Sea ice; Sediments; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION; ICE COVER; OCEANOGRAPHY; UPWELLING;

BEAUFORT SEA; CANADIAN SHELF;

ANIMALIA; AVES; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0036287239     PISSN: 00040843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14430/arctic733     Document Type: Article

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