Fluxes, fins, and feathers: Relationships among the Bering, Chukchi, and Beaufort seas in a time of climate change

Oceanography

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 250-265

  Sigler, Michael F ^a   Renner, Martin ^b   Danielson, Seth L ^c   Eisner, Lisa B ^a   Lauth, Robert R ^d   Kuletz, Kathy J ^e   Logerwell, Elizabeth A ^d   Hunt Jr , George L ^b  

^a NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^d ALASKA FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^e U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

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EID: 80052574430     PISSN: 10428275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5670/oceanog.2011.77     Document Type: Article

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