Pisareva, Maria; Pickart, Robert S.; Iken, Katrin; Ershova, Elizaveta; Grebmeier, Jacqueline M.; Cooper, Lee W.; Bluhm, Bodil; Nobre, Carolina; Hopcroft, Russell R.; Hu, Haoguo; Wang, Jia; Ashjian, Carin; Kosobokova, Ksenia N.; Whitledge, Terry (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-09)
Using data from a number of summer surveys of the Chukchi Sea over
the past decade, we investigate aspects in which the benthic fauna, sediment structure,
and zooplankton there are related to circulation patterns and shelf hydrographic
conditions. A flow speed map is constructed that reveals the major pathways on
the shelf. Regions of enhanced flow speed are dictated by lateral constrictions—i ...