Retention of ice-associated amphipods: Possible consequences for an ice-free Arctic Ocean

Biology Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1012-1015

  Berge, J ^a,b   Varpe, O ^a,c,d   Moline, M A ^a,e   Wold, A ^c   Renaud, P E ^a,d   Daase, M ^c   Falk Petersen, S ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY CENTRE IN SVALBARD   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN POLAR INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic; Conceptual model; Deep sea; Life history; Migration; Sea ice fauna

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AMPHIPOD; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ICE COVER; ICE FREE CORRIDOR; LIFE HISTORY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MARINE MAMMAL; RECOLONIZATION; SAMPLING; SEA ICE; SURVIVAL; VERTICAL MIGRATION;

ARCTIC OCEAN;

EID: 84869833763     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2012.0517     Document Type: Article

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