A regional comparison between the seasonal cycles of the Western Irish Shelf and the Georges Bank, Gulf of Maine ecosystems: The impact of physical variability

• Main Author: Cahill, Bronwyn Elizabeth
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: DigitalCommons@URI 2006
• Subjects: Oceanography|Oceanography; Porcupine Bank; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/dissertations/AAI3248225

The seasonal response of two shelf ecosystems in the North Atlantic to fluctuations in climate variability is investigated. The Western Irish Shelf and the Georges Bank/Gulf of Maine are highly productive shelf systems (>300 gC m-2 y-1) located at mid-latitudes between the subpolar and subtropica...