Observing change in a North Sea benthic system: A 33 year time series

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 227-236

  Frid, C L J ^a   Garwood, P R ^b   Robinson, L A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b IDENTICHAET   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benthic pelagic coupling; NAO; North Sea; Phytoplankton; Richness; Total abundance; Winter sea temperature

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC-PELAGIC COUPLING; NAO; NORTH SEA; RICHNESS; TOTAL ABUNDANCE; WINTER SEA TEMPERATURE;

ALGAE CONTROL; ARCTIC ENGINEERING; DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEAWATER; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WATER ANALYSIS;

TIME SERIES;

ABUNDANCE; BENTHIC-PELAGIC COUPLING; CARBON FLUX; CLIMATE VARIATION; DATA PROCESSING; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; MACROBENTHOS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORDINATION; PHYTOPLANKTON; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SPECIES RICHNESS; TIME SERIES; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH SEA; NORTHUMBERLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 64249124859     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2008.01.011     Document Type: Article

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