Emergence of the Arctic Themisto libellula (Amphipoda: Hyperiidae) on the southeastern Bering Sea shelf as a result of the recent cooling, and its potential impact on the pelagic food web

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1244-1254

  Pinchuk, Alexei I ^a   Coyle, Kenneth O ^b   Farley, Edward V ^c   Renner, Heather M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA SOUTHEAST   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

^d Alaska Maritime NWR   (United States)

Author keywords

Bering Sea; climate change; Themisto libellula

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPOD; CLIMATE CHANGE; EMERGENCE; FISH; FOOD WEB; ICE COVER; PELAGIC ENVIRONMENT; SEABIRD; TOP-DOWN CONTROL; ZOOPLANKTON;

BERING SEA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 84883227089     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fst031     Document Type: Article

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