Distribution patterns of Canadian Beaufort Shelf macrobenthos

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 74, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 864-886

  Conlan, Kathleen ^a   Aitken, Alec ^b   Hendrycks, Ed ^a   McClelland, Christine ^a   Melling, Humfrey ^c  

^a CANADIAN MUSEUM OF NATURE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Shelf; Benthos; Canadian Arctic; Cape Bathurst; Community structure; Fast ice; Flaw lead; Polynya; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC ENGINEERING; EROSION; ICE; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

AMUNDSEN GULF; BEAUFORT SHELF; BENTHOS; CANADIAN ARCTIC; CAPE BATHURST; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FAST ICE; FLAW LEAD; POLYNYA; UPWELLING;

WATER ANALYSIS;

BENTHOS; BIVALVE; COASTAL EROSION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SEDIMENT;

ARCTIC OCEAN; BEAUFORT SEA; CAPE BATHURST POLYNYA;

AMPELISCA MACROCEPHALA; BARANTOLLA AMERICANA; BIVALVIA; MALDANE SARSI; MICRONEPHTHYS MINUTA; POLYCHAETA; PORTLANDIA ARCTICA;

EID: 55849130766     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2007.10.002     Document Type: Article

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