Productivity and linkages of the food web of the southern region of the western Antarctic Peninsula continental shelf

Progress in Oceanography

Volumn 122, Issue , 2014, Pages 10-29

  Ballerini, Tosca ^a,g   Hofmann, Eileen E ^a   Ainley, David G ^b   Daly, Kendra ^c   Marrari, Marina ^c   Ribic, Christine A ^d   Smith, Walker O ^e   Steele, John H ^f  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b H T HARVEY AND ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^e VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^f WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^g STATION MARINE D ENDOUME   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SHELVES; MASS BALANCE MODEL; MICROZOOPLANKTONS; POTENTIAL RESPONSE; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SCENARIO SIMULATIONS; WEST ANTARCTIC PENINSULA CONTINENTAL SHELF; WESTERN ANTARCTIC PENINSULA;

ENERGY TRANSFER; MAMMALS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PLANKTON; PRODUCTIVITY;

ECOLOGY;

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; BOTTOM-UP CONTROL; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DIATOM; DIET; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; FISH; FOOD WEB; GLOBAL OCEAN; MARINE MAMMAL; MASS BALANCE; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEABIRD; TROPHIC LEVEL; ZOOPLANKTON;

ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; ANTARCTICA; SOUTHERN REGION; THAILAND; WEST ANTARCTICA;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CRYPTOPHYTA; EUPHAUSIA SUPERBA; EUPHAUSIACEA; MAMMALIA; SALPIDA;

EID: 84896713123     PISSN: 00796611     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pocean.2013.11.007     Document Type: Article

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