Thermal insulation of the intertidal zone by the ice foot

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 331-334

  Scrosati, Ricardo ^a   Eckersley, Lindsay K ^a  

^a ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Environmental stress; Ice foot; Intertidal zone; Temperature dynamics

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; ICE RIDGE; INSULATION; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; INVERTEBRATE; SEAWEED; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA]; SAINT LAWRENCE ESTUARY;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 36248948469     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2007.08.003     Document Type: Article

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