Primary producer and seabird associations with AVHRR-derived sea surface temperatures and gradients in the southeastern Gulf of Alaska

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 53, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 359-369

  O'Hara, P D ^a,b,d   Morgan, K H ^b,d   Sydeman, W J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Canada)

^c PRBO CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United States)

^d ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gulf of Alaska; Oceanic fronts; Pelagic habitats; Remote sensing; Sea surface temperatures; Seabirds

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COASTAL ZONES; OCEAN HABITATS; OCEANOGRAPHY; RADIOMETRY; REMOTE SENSING; SENSORS;

GULF OF ALASKA; OCEANIC FRONTS; PELAGIC HABITATS; REMOTE-SENSING; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES (SST); SEABIRDS;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

HABITAT USE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RADIOMETRIC METHOD; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEABIRD; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT;

GULF OF ALASKA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 33744785122     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2006.01.011     Document Type: Article

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