A synthesis of variability in nearshore Alaskan marine populations

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 155, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 593-606

  Eckert, Ginny L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA SOUTHEAST   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic effects; CV; Gulf of Alaska; Intertidal; Marine; Monitoring; Natural variability; Population variability; Substrate; Time series

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECTS; CV; GULF OF ALASKA; INTERTIDAL; MARINE; NATURAL VARIABILITY; POPULATION VARIABILITY;

BIOMASS; ECOLOGY; MAMMALS; MARINE POLLUTION; MINES; MONITORING; OCEAN HABITATS; OIL SPILLS; PHYTOPLANKTON; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TIME SERIES;

SUBSTRATES;

ABUNDANCE; ALGA; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIRD; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FISH; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; INVERTEBRATE; MAMMAL; MONITORING; OIL SPILL; SUBSTRATE; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIRD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISH; INTERTIDAL ZONE; INVERTEBRATE; MAMMAL; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE SPECIES; NONHUMAN; OIL SPILL; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; SEDIMENT; SPECIES HABITAT; UNITED STATES;

ALASKA; ALGAE; ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INVERTEBRATES; MARINE BIOLOGY; OCEANS AND SEAS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

GULF OF ALASKA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

ALGAE; AVES; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 68149123342     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-008-0458-4     Document Type: Article

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