Growth trends in three bivalve species indicate climate forcing on the benthic ecosystem in the Southeastern North Sea

Climate Research

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 29-38

  Witbaard, Rob ^a   Duineveld, Gerard C A ^a   Amaro, Teresa ^a   Bergman, Magda J N ^a  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bivalves; Climate forcing; North Sea; Shell growth; Wind

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; CLIMATE FORCING; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; WIND DIRECTION; WIND VELOCITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA;

ARCTICA ISLANDICA; BIVALVIA; CHAMELEA STRIATULA; MYA TRUNCATA;

EID: 30444438556     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr030029     Document Type: Article

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