Hidden signals of climate change in intertidal ecosystems: What (not) to expect when you are expecting

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 400, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 191-199

  Helmuth, Brian ^a   Yamane, Lauren ^a,c   Lalwani, Saurabh ^a   Matzelle, Allison ^a   Tockstein, Alyson ^a,d   Gao, Nan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b University of South Carolina   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate; Heat budget; Mussel; Risk; Rocky intertidal; Temperature

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; BIVALVE; BODY CONDITION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECTOTHERMY; HEAT BUDGET; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; ROCKY SHORE; SIGNAL; SOLAR RADIATION; WAVE HEIGHT; WIND VELOCITY;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 79955094588     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2011.02.004     Document Type: Article

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