Detection of low bottom water oxygen concentrations in the North Sea; Implications for monitoring and assessment of ecosystem health

Biogeosciences

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1357-1373

  Greenwood, N ^a   Parker, E R ^a   Fernand, L ^a   Sivyer, D B ^a   Weston, K ^b   Painting, S J ^a   Kroger S ^a   Forster, R M ^a   Lees, H E ^a   Mills, D K ^a   Laane, R W P M ^c  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c DELTARES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIVALVE; BOTTOM WATER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DATA SET; DISSOLVED GAS; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MIXED LAYER; MOORING SYSTEM; NUTRIENT CYCLING; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; OXYGEN; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; RESOLUTION; SATURATION; STORM;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; DOGGER BANK; NORTH SEA;

OSTREIDAE;

EID: 79952062249     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-7-1357-2010     Document Type: Article

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