Decadal changes in ecological provinces of the Northwest Atlantic Ocean revealed by satellite observations

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 36, Issue 19, 2009, Pages

  Devred, E ^a,b   Sathyendranath, S ^c   Platt, T ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

^c PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CHANGES; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DECADAL CHANGE; ECOLOGICAL PROVINCE; NEW APPROACHES; NORTHWEST ATLANTIC; OCEAN ECOSYSTEMS; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES; STUDY AREAS;

BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEMS; OCEANOGRAPHY; TIME SERIES;

FORESTRY;

BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DECADAL VARIATION; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; PHYTOPLANKTON; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TIME SERIES;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHWEST);

EID: 72049122911     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009GL039896     Document Type: Article

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