Abyssal food limitation, ecosystem structure and climate change

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 518-528

  Smith, Craig R ^a   De Leo, Fabio C ^a   Bernardino, Angelo F ^a,b   Sweetman, Andrew K ^a,c   Arbizu, Pedro Martinez ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

^d SENCKENBERG DEUTSCHES ENTOMOLOGISCHES INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABYSSAL ZONE; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; DETRITUS; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOOD LIMITATION; GLOBAL WARMING; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; SEAFLOOR;

ANIMAL; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; REVIEW; SEA; TIME;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; OCEANS AND SEAS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 49049102904     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2008.05.002     Document Type: Review

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