Impact of changing ice cover on pelagic productivity and food web structure in Disko Bay, West Greenland: A dynamic model approach

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 171-187

  Hansen, Anja Skjoldborg ^a,e   Nielsen, Torkel Gissel ^a   Levinsen, Henrik ^b   Madsen, Siz D ^c   Thingstad, T Frede ^d   Hansen, Benni Winding ^c  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^e Environmental Assessment Institute   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Aquatic environment; Arctic; Ecological modelling; Environmental impact; Food chains; West Greenland

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; OCEAN HABITATS; OCEANOGRAPHY; SEA ICE; THERMAL STRATIFICATION;

ICE COVER;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOOD WEB; ICE COVER; PELAGIC ECOSYSTEM; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

DISKO BAY; GREENLAND;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; COPEPODA;

EID: 0242339389     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0637(02)00133-4     Document Type: Article

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