Projecting the future state of marine ecosystems, "la grande illusion"?

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 204-208

  Planque, Benjamin ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Climate change; Marine ecosystems; Numerical models; Predictability

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FUTURE PROSPECT; LIMITING FACTOR; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; NUMERICAL MODEL; PREDICTION;

EID: 84964872052     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsv155     Document Type: Article

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