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A key objective of the Palmer Il'ER program is to link ecosys-Il.tem processes across trophic levels to physical environ-mental variables and to understand physical forcings and bio-logical responses in the context of interannual variability. Annual austral summer cruises are timed to match the...
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1993
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| Online Access: | http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.476.236 http://pal.lternet.edu/docs/bibliography/Public/060lterc.pdf |
| Summary: | A key objective of the Palmer Il'ER program is to link ecosys-Il.tem processes across trophic levels to physical environ-mental variables and to understand physical forcings and bio-logical responses in the context of interannual variability. Annual austral summer cruises are timed to match the critical period for successful Adelie penguin breeding and to investi-gate trophic-level linkages during this critical period. These annual cruises also determine key environmental variables within the Palmer LTER regional area by sampling a fixed grid of cardinal stations to separate long-term (decadal) systematic trends from interannual variability in physical conditions and populations. This third Palmer LTER |
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