Effects of variable oceanographic conditions on forage fish lipid content and fatty acid composition in the northern California Current

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 405, Issue , 2010, Pages 71-85

  Litz, Marisa N C ^a   Brodeur, Richard D ^b   Emmett, Robert L ^b   Heppell, Selina S ^a   Rasmussen, Rosalee S ^a   O'Higgins, Linda ^a   Morris, Matthew S ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bottom up effects; DHA; EPA; Fatty acids; Forage fish; Lipids; Small coastal pelagics; Warm ocean conditions

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOINDICATOR; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BIOMARKER; BOTTOM-UP CONTROL; DIATOM; DINOFLAGELLATE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FATTY ACID; FOOD WEB; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; PELAGIC ENVIRONMENT; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION;

CALIFORNIA CURRENT; PACIFIC OCEAN;

ALLOSMERUS ELONGATUS; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CLUPEA PALLASI; DINOPHYCEAE; ENGRAULIDAE; ENGRAULIS MORDAX; SARDINOPS SAGAX;

EID: 77954131120     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08479     Document Type: Article

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