Southeast Alaska: Oceanographic habitats and linkages

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 387-400

  Weingartner, Thomas ^a   Eisner, Lisa ^b   Eckert, Ginny L ^c   Danielson, Seth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA SOUTHEAST   (United States)

Author keywords

Geology; Marine habitats; Meteorology; Ocean circulation; Ocean mixing; Southeast Alaska

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; ARCHIPELAGO; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CONTINENTAL SHELF; FLOW FIELD; FRESHWATER INPUT; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MIXING; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; OCEANIC CURRENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; WATER MASS;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 60349089115     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2008.01994.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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