Marine ecosystem sensitivity to climate change

BioScience

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 393-404

  Smith, Raymond C ^a   Ainley, David ^b   Baker, Karen ^c   Domack, Eugene ^d   Emslie, Steve ^e   Fraser, Bill ^f   Kennett, James ^a   Leventer, Amy ^g   Mosley Thompson, Ellen ^h   Stammerjohn, Sharon ^a   Vernet, Maria ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b H T HARVEY AND ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d HAMILTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^f MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g Center for Language and Brain   (United States)

^h OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 13044286033     PISSN: 00063568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1313632     Document Type: Article

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