Distribution of Arctic and Pacific copepods and their habitat in the northern Bering and Chukchi seas
The advection of warm Pacific water and the reduction in sea ice in the western Arctic Ocean may influence the abundance and distribution of copepods, a key component of food webs. To quantify the factors affecting the abundance of copepods in the northern Bering and Chukchi seas, we constructed hab...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2016-08-01
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Series: | Biogeosciences |
Online Access: | http://www.biogeosciences.net/13/4555/2016/bg-13-4555-2016.pdf |