The impact of changing climate on phenology, productivity, and benthic-pelagic coupling in Narragansett Bay

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-18

  Nixon, Scott W ^a   Fulweiler, Robinson W ^a   Buckley, Betty A ^a   Granger, Stephen L ^a   Nowicki, Barbara L ^a   Henry, Kelly M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

benthic pelagic coupling; climate change; Narragansett Bay; nutrient cycling; oligotrophication; phenology

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; BENTHIC-PELAGIC COUPLING; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; NUTRIENT CYCLING; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; PHENOLOGY; PHYTOPLANKTON;

NARRAGANSETT BAY; NORTH AMERICA; RHODE ISLAND; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; BACILLARIOPHYTA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES);

EID: 60349083847     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2008.12.016     Document Type: Article

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