Physical forcing of ecosystem dynamics on the Bering Sea Shelf

P. J. Stabeno,¹ G. L. Hunt, Jr.,² J. M. Napp,³ and J. D. Schumacher ⁴

¹NOAA, Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, Seattle, Washington, 98115
²University of California
³Alaska Fisheries Science Center
⁴Two Crow Environmental Consultants, Silver City, NM, 88061

Chapter 30 in The Sea, Vol. 14, A.R. Robinson and K. Brink (eds.) ISBN 0-674-01527-4.
Copyright ©2005 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College. Further electronic distribution is not allowed.

• Outline of Paper
  

  1. Introduction

  2. Pathways from Physics to Biology

  3. Physical Features

  3.1 Direct Solar Forcing

  3.2 Atmospheric Features

  3.3 Hydrographic Features

  3.4 Circulation

  3.5 Sea Ice

  4. Processes in the Southeastern Bering Sea

  4.1 Processes Related to Sea Ice

  4.2 Processes Related to Turbulence

  4.3 Processes Related to Transport

  5. Processes in the Northern Shelf of the Eastern Bering Sea

  6. Processes of the Western Shelf of the Bering Sea

  7. Models of Ecosystem Dynamics

  8. Future Directions; Acknowledgments

• Bibliography
• Gallery of Figures
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