Linkages between sea-ice coverage, pelagic-benthic coupling, and the distribution of spectacled eiders: Observations in March 2008, 2009 and 2010, northern Bering Sea

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 94, Issue , 2013, Pages 31-43

  Cooper, L W ^a   Sexson, M G ^b   Grebmeier, J M ^a   Gradinger, R ^c   Mordy, C W ^d   Lovvorn, J R ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bering Sea; Organic sedimentation; Pelagic benthic coupling; Sea ice; Spectacled eider

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM CONCENTRATIONS; BERING SEA; CHLOROPHYLL CONCENTRATION; CHLOROPHYLL DISTRIBUTION; OXYGEN RESPIRATION RATES; PELAGIC-BENTHIC COUPLING; SEDIMENTATION PROCESS; SPECTACLED EIDER;

NUTRIENTS; SEA ICE;

CHLOROPHYLL;

AMMONIUM; BENTHIC-PELAGIC COUPLING; BIVALVE; BOTTOM WATER; CHLOROPHYLL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PREDATOR; PREY AVAILABILITY; PREY PREFERENCE; SAMPLING; SEA ICE; SEABIRD; SEDIMENT TRAP; SEDIMENTATION; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER COLUMN;

ALASKA; BERING SEA; PACIFIC OCEAN; SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; BIVALVIA; SOMATERIA FISCHERI;

EID: 84884204099     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2013.03.009     Document Type: Article

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