Oceanography and ecology of the Aleutian Archipelago: Spatial and temporal variation

Fisheries Oceanography

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages 292-306

  Hunt Jr , George L ^a,c   Stabeno, Phyllis J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Aleutian Islands; Biogeographic patterns; Biophysical coupling and ecosystem structure; Bottom up forcing; Island passes; Physical forcing of marine ecosystem; Steller sea lion

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; OCEANOGRAPHY; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; DIET; GROWTH RATE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ALASKA; ALEUTIAN ISLANDS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; ALASKA PENINSULA;

ANTHOZOA; EUMETOPIAS JUBATUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 28344446209     PISSN: 10546006     EISSN: 13652419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2419.2005.00378.x     Document Type: Article

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