The effect of temperature variability on ecological functioning of epifauna in the German Bight

Marine Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages 49-57

  Neumann, Hermann ^a   Kröncke, Ingrid ^a  

^a SENCKENBERG DEUTSCHES ENTOMOLOGISCHES INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Benthos; Biological traits analysis; Cold winter; Ecosystem functioning; Functional diversity; North Sea; Temperature anomalies

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DISTURBANCE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; EPIFAUNA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SUCCESSION; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA;

EID: 79953330314     PISSN: 01739565     EISSN: 14390485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0485.2010.00420.x     Document Type: Article

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