Can Continental Shelf River Plumes in the Northern and Southern Gulf of Mexico Promote Ecological Resilience in a Time of Climate Change?
Abstract
:1. Introduction
Ecological Resilience and Climate Change
2. Study Sites
2.1. Deltaic Architecture
2.2. Climate Change Effects on River Discharge
3. Synthesis
3.1. Mesoscale Circulation in the Gulf of Mexico
3.2. Plume Dynamics and Coastal Currents
4. Conclusions and Management Implications
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Kemp, G.P.; Day, J.W.; Yáñez-Arancibia, A.; Peyronnin, N.S. Can Continental Shelf River Plumes in the Northern and Southern Gulf of Mexico Promote Ecological Resilience in a Time of Climate Change? Water 2016, 8, 83. https://doi.org/10.3390/w8030083
Kemp GP, Day JW, Yáñez-Arancibia A, Peyronnin NS. Can Continental Shelf River Plumes in the Northern and Southern Gulf of Mexico Promote Ecological Resilience in a Time of Climate Change? Water. 2016; 8(3):83. https://doi.org/10.3390/w8030083
Chicago/Turabian StyleKemp, G. Paul, John W. Day, Alejandro Yáñez-Arancibia, and Natalie S. Peyronnin. 2016. "Can Continental Shelf River Plumes in the Northern and Southern Gulf of Mexico Promote Ecological Resilience in a Time of Climate Change?" Water 8, no. 3: 83. https://doi.org/10.3390/w8030083