Gridded meteorological data as a resource for mechanistic macroecology in coastal environments

Ecological Applications

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 2678-2690

  Mislan, K A S ^a,b   Wethey, David S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Biophysical model; Body temperature; California mussel; Climate model; Downscaling; Gridded weather data; Microclimate; Mytilus californianus; Rocky intertidal zone; Thermal stress

Indexed keywords

BASELINE CONDITIONS; BIOGEOGRAPHY; BIVALVE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE MODELING; COASTAL ZONE; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; DOWNSCALING; MACROECOLOGY; METEOROLOGY; MICROCLIMATE; ROCKY SHORE; SOLAR RADIATION; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; WEATHER FORECASTING; WEATHER STATION;

ANIMAL; BIVALVE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SEA; TEMPERATURE; TIME; UNITED STATES; WEATHER;

ANIMALS; BIVALVIA; CALIFORNIA; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; OCEANS AND SEAS; OREGON; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; WEATHER;

BODEGA HARBOR; CALIFORNIA; OREGON; PACIFIC GROVE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; MYTILUS CALIFORNIANUS;

EID: 80053934774     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/10-2049.1     Document Type: Review

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