Paleoecological studies on variability in marine fish populations: A long-term perspective on the impacts of climatic change on marine ecosystems

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 79, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 316-326

  Finney, Bruce P ^a   Alheit, Jürgen ^b   Emeis, Kay Christian ^c   Field, David B ^d   Gutiérrez, Dimitri ^e   Struck, Ulrich ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR BALTIC SEA RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^d MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e INSTITUTO DEL MAR DEL PERÚ   (Peru)

^f LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTION AND BIODIVERSITY SCIENCE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Benguela Current System; California Current System; Holocene; Humboldt Current System; Marine fish remains; Marine sediments; Northeastern Pacific; Paleoceanography; Paleoclimate

Indexed keywords

BENGUELA CURRENTS; CALIFORNIA CURRENT SYSTEMS; HOLOCENES; HUMBOLDT CURRENT SYSTEM; MARINE FISH; MARINE SEDIMENTS; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PALEOCLIMATES;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; EARTH (PLANET); ECOSYSTEMS; FISH; FISHERIES; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; LEAKAGE (FLUID); OCEAN CURRENTS; OCEAN HABITATS; POPULATION STATISTICS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

MEATS;

CATCH STATISTICS; CLIMATE CHANGE; FISHERY PRODUCTION; GLOBAL CHANGE; LITTLE ICE AGE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MARINE RECORD; MARINE RESOURCE; MARINE SEDIMENT; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PELAGIC FISH; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BENGUELA CURRENT; CALIFORNIA CURRENT; HUMBOLDT CURRENT; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST);

CLUPEIDAE; ENGRAULIDAE; ENGRAULIS MORDAX; MERLUCCIUS PRODUCTUS; ONCORHYNCHUS; REXEA SOLANDRI;

EID: 70649091279     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2008.12.010     Document Type: Article

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