Observed winter warming of the Chesapeake Bay estuary (1949-2002): Implications for ecosystem management

Environmental Management

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 125-139

  Preston, Benjamin L ^a  

^a Pew Center on Global Climate Change   (United States)

Author keywords

Chesapeake Bay; Climate change; Estuary; Temperature; Trend

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEMS; EUTROPHICATION; MONITORING; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; RADIATIVE FORCING; SUBSURFACES;

ESTUARIES;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ESTUARY; WARMING; WINTER;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; BENTHOS; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; ESTUARY; EUTROPHICATION; HISTORY; HYPOXIA; OSCILLATION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; WARMING; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER TEMPERATURE;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4344710067     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-004-0159-x     Document Type: Article

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