Potential effects of temperature on the benthic infaunal community on the southeastern Bering Sea shelf: Possible impacts of climate change

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 54, Issue 23-26, 2007, Pages 2885-2905

  Coyle, K O ^a   Konar, B ^a   Blanchard, A ^a   Highsmith, R C ^b   Carroll, J ^c   Carroll, M ^c   Denisenko, S G ^d   Sirenko, B I ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

^d ZOOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Benthos; Bering Sea; Biomass; Bristol Bay; Infauna; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON; ECOSYSTEMS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

BENTHOS; BERING SEA; BRISTOL BAY; INFAUNA;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ABUNDANCE; BENTHIC INFAUNA; BIOMASS; CARBON FLUX; CLIMATE CHANGE; DATA SET; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; ENERGY FLOW; FOOD WEB; SAMPLING; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ALASKA; BERING SEA; BRISTOL BAY; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 36749051637     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2007.08.025     Document Type: Article

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