Detection of environmental change in a marine ecosystem - Evidence from the western English Channel

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 310, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 245-256

  Hawkins, Stephen J ^a   Southward, Alan J ^a   Genner, Martin J ^a  

^a THE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate; English Channel; Global warming; Long term changes; Sea surface temperature

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; MARINE ENGINEERING; MICROORGANISMS; OCEAN HABITATS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

INTERTIDAL ORGANISMS;

GLOBAL WARMING;

ABUNDANCE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FISH; GLOBAL CHANGE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; INTERTIDAL ZONE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PLANKTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEASONAL VARIATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ENGLISH CHANNEL;

EID: 0037939699     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(02)00645-9     Document Type: Article

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