The oceanography and ecology of the ross sea

Annual Review of Marine Science

Volumn 6, Issue , 2014, Pages 469-487

  Smith, Walker O ^a   Ainley, David G ^b   Arrigo, Kevin R ^c   Dinniman, Michael S ^d  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^b H T HARVEY AND ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Food web; Hydrography; Phytoplankton; Sea ice

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PROCESS; CONTINENTAL SHELF REGIONS; CONTINENTAL SHELVES; FOOD WEBS; HYDROGRAPHY; IRON CONCENTRATIONS; PHYTOPLANKTON BIOMASS; SUBSTANTIAL VARIATIONS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEA ICE;

ECOLOGY;

BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTINENTAL SHELF; FOOD WEB; GROWTH RATE; HYDROGRAPHY; ICE COVER; MIXED LAYER; NITRATE; OCEANOGRAPHY; PERCIFORM; PHYTOPLANKTON; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; RADIATION BALANCE; SEA ICE; SEABIRD; SHELF BREAK; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ANTARCTICA; ROSS SEA; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

ANIMAL; ANTARCTICA; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; OCEANOGRAPHY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEA;

ANIMALS; ANTARCTIC REGIONS; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; OCEANOGRAPHY; OCEANS AND SEAS; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

EID: 84891860332     PISSN: 19411405     EISSN: 19410611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-marine-010213-135114     Document Type: Article

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