Zooplankton distribution in the western Arctic during summer 2002: Hydrographic habitats and implications for food chain dynamics

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 70, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 97-133

  Lane, Peter V Z ^a   Llinás, Leopoldo ^a   Smith, Sharon L ^a   Pilz, Dora ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Copepods; Food webs; Transport mechanisms; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; FISH; GLOBAL WARMING;

FOOD CHAINS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; TRANSPORT MECHANISMS; ZOOPLANKTONS;

LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES;

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD WEB; GLOBAL WARMING; HYDROGRAPH; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; ZOOPLANKTON;

ARCTIC OCEAN; BEAUFORT; BERING SEA; CANADA BASIN; CHUKCHI; EURASIA; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; PACIFIC OCEAN; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; UNITED STATES;

AVES; CALANUS GLACIALIS; CALANUS HYPERBOREUS; COPEPODA; MAMMALIA; OITHONA SIMILIS; PSEUDOCALANUS;

EID: 37349008901     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2007.04.001     Document Type: Article

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