Decadal changes in hydrographic and ecological time-series in the Balearic Sea (western Mediterranean), identifying links between climate and zooplankton

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 311-317

  Fernández De Puelles, Maria Luz ^a   Molinero, Juan Carlos ^b  

^a Centro Oceanográfico de Baleares   (Spain)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Balearic Sea; Hydrography; North Atlantic climate; Western Mediterranean; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANOMALY; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; DECADAL VARIATION; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; HYDROGRAPHY; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; TIME SERIES; WATER TEMPERATURE; ZOOPLANKTON;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); BALEARIC SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (WEST);

APPENDICULARIA (CLASS); COPEPODA; DOLIOLIDA; OSTRACODA; SIPHONOPHORA (HYDROZOANS);

EID: 44649089304     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsn017     Document Type: Conference Paper

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