Bivalves as indicators of environmental variation and potential anthropogenic impacts in the southern Barents Sea

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 59, Issue 4-7, 2009, Pages 193-206

  Carroll, Michael L ^a   Johnson, Beverly J ^b   Henkes, Gregory A ^b   McMahon, Kelton W ^c   Voronkov, Andrey ^d,e   Ambrose Jr , William G ^a,b   Denisenko, Stanislav G ^d  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b BATES COLLEGE   (United States)

^c WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^d ZOOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^e NORWEGIAN POLAR INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Arctic; Barents Sea; Benthic community; Bivalve growth; Climate oscillation; Environmental forcing; North Atlantic Oscillation; Sclerochronology; Serripes groenlandicus; Shell geochemistry; Stable isotopes; Trace element ratios; White Sea

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC; BARENTS SEA; BENTHIC COMMUNITY; BIVALVE GROWTH; CLIMATE OSCILLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FORCING; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; SCLEROCHRONOLOGY; SERRIPES GROENLANDICUS; SHELL GEOCHEMISTRY; STABLE ISOTOPES; TRACE ELEMENT RATIOS; WHITE SEA;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; ARCTIC ENGINEERING; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BARIUM; CLIMATOLOGY; EARTH SCIENCES; ISOTOPES; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; RIVERS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

BARIUM; CARBON; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; OXYGEN; STRONTIUM; TRACE ELEMENT;

ANNUAL VARIATION; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BASELINE CONDITIONS; BIOINDICATOR; BIVALVE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; PERIODICITY; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ARTICLE; BIVALVE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COCKLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROWTH RATE; ISOTOPE LABELING; NONHUMAN; PERIODICITY; RIVER; SEASONAL VARIATION; SERRIPES GROENLANDICUS;

ANIMALS; BIVALVIA; CARBON ISOTOPES; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; OCEANS AND SEAS; OXYGEN ISOTOPES; TRACE ELEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ARCTIC OCEAN; BARENTS SEA;

BIVALVIA; CLINOCARDIUM BLANDUM; SERRIPES GROENLANDICUS;

EID: 67649622111     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.02.022     Document Type: Article

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