Characterization of carbon and nitrogen stable isotope gradients in the northern Gulf of Alaska using terminal feed stage copepodite-V Neocalanus cristatus

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 56, Issue 24, 2009, Pages 2537-2552

  Kline Jr , Thomas C ^a  

^a PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

13C 12C; 15N 14N; Alaska; Gulf of Alaska; Mesoscale eddies; Neocalanus; Prince William Sound; Stable isotopes; Sub Arctic Pacific; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

GULF OF ALASKA; MESOSCALE EDDY; PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND; STABLE ISOTOPES; SUB-ARCTIC;

ISOTOPES;

CARBON ISOTOPE; CIRCULATION MODELING; CRUSTACEAN; DIATOM; MESOSCALE EDDY; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; SATELLITE DATA; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT; ZOOPLANKTON;

ALASKA; GULF OF ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (SUBARCTIC); PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND; UNITED STATES;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; NEOCALANUS; NEOCALANUS CRISTATUS;

EID: 71749115622     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2009.03.004     Document Type: Article

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