Poleward expansion of the coccolithophore Emiliania huxleyi

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 316-325

  Winter, Amos ^a   Henderiks, Jorijntje ^b   Beaufort, Luc ^c   Rickaby, Rosalind E M ^d   Brown, Christopher W ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^e NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Coccolithophores; Geochemical cycling; Poles

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ACIDIFICATION; ADAPTATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE FEEDBACK; COCCOLITH; PELAGIC ECOSYSTEM; POLLUTION EFFECT; RANGE EXPANSION;

EID: 84898005037     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbt110     Document Type: Review

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