Impact of climate change on UK estuaries: A review of past trends and potential projections

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 169, Issue , 2016, Pages 119-135

  Robins, Peter E ^a   Skov, Martin W ^a   Lewis, Matt J ^a   Giménez, Luis ^a   Davies, Alan G ^a   Malham, Shelagh K ^a   Neill, Simon P ^a   McDonald, James E ^a   Whitton, Timothy A ^a   Jackson, Suzanna E ^a   Jago, Colin F ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Climate change; Estuaries; Estuarine habitats; UK; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE PREDICTION; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; HABITAT STRUCTURE; PATHOGEN; PUBLIC HEALTH; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RIVER FLOW; SALINE INTRUSION; TREND ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

ALGAE;

EID: 84957927224     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2015.12.016     Document Type: Review

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