Modelling marine ecosystem response to climate change and trawling in the North Sea

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 113, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 213-236

  van der Molen, Johan ^a   Aldridge, John N ^a   Coughlan, Clare ^a   Parker, Eleanor Ruth ^a   Stephens, David ^a   Ruardij, Piet ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic impact; Biogeochemistry; Climate change; North Sea; Trawling

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BENTHIC-PELAGIC COUPLING; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; HYDRODYNAMICS; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; METABOLISM; NUTRIENT CYCLING; TRAWLING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84876280989     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-012-9763-7     Document Type: Article

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