Spatio-temporal distribution of floating objects in the German Bight (North Sea)

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 368-379

  Thiel, Martin ^a,b   Hinojosa, Iván A ^a   Joschko, Tanja ^c,d   Gutow, Lars ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE   (Chile)

^b CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS EN ZONAS ÁRIDAS CEAZA   (Chile)

^c ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^d Rheinland Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Landau   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic debris; Dispersal; Driftwood; Floating algae; North Sea; Rafting

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ALGA; BROWN ALGA; DISPERSAL; EDDY; FLOATING BODY; GENE FLOW; GROWTH CURVE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; PLASTIC; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RUNOFF; SEAWEED; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WESTERLY; WIND DIRECTION; WIND FORCING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GERMAN BIGHT; NORTH SEA;

ALGAE; PHAEOPHYCEAE;

EID: 79954420059     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2011.03.002     Document Type: Article

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