Title Marine ecosystems and climate variation : the North Atlantic : a comparative perspective / edited by Nils Chr. Stenseth [and others]

Published Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2004

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 252 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) Contents Climatic fluctuations and marine systems : a general introduction to the ecological effects / Geir Ottersen, Nils Chr. Stenseth and James W. Hurrell -- Climate variability over the North Atlantic / James W. Hurrell and Robert R. Dickson -- Modelling marine ecosystems and their environmental forcing / Francisco E. Werner, Alfredo Aretxabaleta and Karen Pehrson Edwards -- Responses of marine phytoplankton populations to fluctuations in marine climate / Theodore J. Smayda [and others] -- The influences of climate variability on North Atlantic zooplankton populations / Andrew J. Pershing [and others] -- The responses of fish populations to ocean climate fluctuations / Geir Ottersen [and others] -- Marine birds and climate fluctuation in the North Atlantic / Joël M. Durant [and others] -- Responses of phytoplankton communities to climate variability / Andrea Belgrano [and others] -- Effects of climate variability on benthic communities / Jacob Hagberg [and others] -- Climatic influences on marine fish community ecology / Kyrre Lekve and Nils Chr. Stenseth -- Climate and fisheries : an insight from the Central Pacific Ocean / Patrick Lehodey -- Complexity of marine fisheries dynamics and climate interactions in the northeast Pacific Ocean / Kevin M. Bailey, Anne B. Hollowed and Warren S. Wooster -- A fresh (water) perspective on the impacts of the NAO on North Atlantic ecology / Dietmar Straile -- A freshwater perspective on climate variability and its effect on marine ecosystems / Dag O. Hessen -- Time lags in terrestrial and marine environments / Eric Post -- The impacts of ENSO on terrestrial ecosystems : a comparison with NAO / Mauricio Lima and Fabian M. Jaksic -- Afterword / Roger Harris Summary Survival, growth and distribution of marine organisms are highly influenced by climate variability. Marine biodiversity is threatened by the combined forces of harvesting, pollution and climate change. In this book, contributors summarize current knowledge of how climate affects marine ecosystems, focusing on the North Atlantic Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-227) and indexes Subject Marine ecology -- North Atlantic Ocean Climatic changes -- North Atlantic Ocean Marine animals -- Climatic factors Climatology. Ecology. Marine biology. Marine animals -- Climatic factors -- North Atlantic Ocean Climate Ecology Population Dynamics Marine Biology climate. ecology. marine biology. NATURE -- Animals -- Marine Life. Marine biology Ecology Climatic changes Climatology Marine ecology Mariene biologie. Ecosystemen. Klimaatveranderingen. Ecologia marinha. Animais marinhos. Mudança climática (aspectos ambientais) SUBJECT North Atlantic Ocean -- Climate Atlantic Ocean Subject North Atlantic Ocean Form Electronic book Author Stenseth, Nils Chr ISBN 0198507488 9780198507482 0198507496 9780198507499 9780191545160 0191545163 1280753862 9781280753862 9780191523168 019152316X 9780191709845 0191709840

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