Climatically driven fluctuations in Southern Ocean ecosystems

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 274, Issue 1629, 2007, Pages 3057-3067

  Murphy, Eugene J ^a   Trathan, Philip N ^a   Watkins, Jon L ^a   Reid, Keith ^a   Meredith, Michael P ^a   Forcada, Jaume ^a   Thorpe, Sally E ^a   Johnston, Nadine M ^a   Rothery, Peter ^b  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate; Ecosystem; El Ni o Southern Oscillation; Krill; Predators; Southern Ocean

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; CIRCUMPOLAR CURRENT; CLIMATE VARIATION; CRUSTACEAN; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MARINE MAMMAL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATOR; RECRUITMENT; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEA ICE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEABIRD; TELECONNECTION; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

ANTARCTICA; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATMOSPHERE; BREEDING; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM; FOOD; GEORGIA (REPUBLIC); MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PREDATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEABIRD; WARMING; WINTER;

ANTARCTICA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (SOUTH); SCOTIA SEA; SOUTH GEORGIA; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EUPHAUSIACEA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 36849007105     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2007.1180     Document Type: Article

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