The influence of glaciers on coastal marine ecosystems in the Gulf of Alaska

<p> Glacier runoff (i.e., meltwater and rainwater discharged at the glacier terminus) provides about half of the freshwater discharge into coastal margins of the Gulf of Alaska, where contemporary glacier melting rates are among the highest in the world. Roughly 410 billion metric tons of glac...

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Main Author: Arimitsu, Mayumi
Language:EN
Published: University of Alaska Fairbanks 2016
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Online Access:http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10146002