Climate-ecosystem change off southern California: Time-dependent seabird predator-prey numerical responses

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 112, Issue , 2015, Pages 158-170

  Sydeman, William J ^a,b   Thompson, Sarah Ann ^a   Santora, Jarrod A ^a   Koslow, J Anthony ^b   Goericke, Ralf ^b   Ohman, Mark D ^b  

^a FARALLON INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH   (United States)

^b INTEGRATIVE OCEANOGRAPHY DIVISION   (United States)

Author keywords

Krill; Mesopelagic fish; Negative binomial models; Northern anchovy; Rockfish; Seabirds; Stratification; Time series; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; FISH; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; SOFTWARE TESTING; THERMAL STRATIFICATION; TIME SERIES;

KRILL; MESOPELAGIC FISH; NEGATIVE BINOMIAL MODELS; NORTHERN ANCHOVY; ROCKFISH; SEABIRDS; UPWELLING;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

AVES; ENGRAULIS MORDAX; EUPHAUSIACEA;

EID: 84921615674     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2014.03.008     Document Type: Article

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