Continental Shelf Research

Papers
(The median citation count of Continental Shelf Research is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)
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Zooplankton of the Kara Sea in early spring: Abundance, demography, feeding and reproduction of dominant copepods Calanus spp. and Metridia longa in relation to ice retreat84
Radionuclides and heavy metals in surface sediments of the Bering and Chukchi Seas: distribution, source identification, and risk assessment75
Investigating terrestrial and oceanic environmental conditions to identify possible factors influencing seaweed bed distribution in Tsushima Islands, Japan69
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ENSO effects in the southern Gulf of California estimated from satellite data28
Vertical distribution of primary production and chlorophyll a in the eastern Kara Sea: Relations with river plume effects in late summer and autumn25
Sources and transport pathways of trace metals to the outer continental shelf off South Carolina and Georgia, USA revealed from the otoliths of moray eels24
On the role of wind and tides in shaping the Gironde River plume (Bay of Biscay)24
Impact of seasonal variations in fronts on suspended sediments transport off the coastal area of Fujian Province21
Is there biologically-facilitated transfer of billions to trillions of microplastics between oceans in the tissues of the European anchovy?21
Long-term pH trends across depth in coastal areas of the southeastern Bay of Biscay21
Comparing and improving different methods to quantify silt and clay abundance within estuarine mud21
A comparison of PAH exposure in red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) around natural and artificial reefs in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico20
Long-term changes in ecosystem functioning of a coastal bay expected from a shifting balance between intertidal and subtidal habitats19
Phytoplankton and environmental drivers at a long-term offshore station in the northern Adriatic Sea (1988–2018)19
Assessment of KdV and EKdV theories for simulating internal solitary waves in the continental slope of the South China Sea19
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Sediment settling process revealed by a bottom-tethered sediment trap at the east tip of the Shandong Peninsula18
On the interaction of mode-1 Internal Solitary Wave with higher modes to the west of northern Nicobar Islands17
Coriolis force effects on the density driven estuarine circulation: Inception of a coastal current16
The connection of the Costa Rica Coastal Current with the West Mexican Current in the Gulf of Tehuantepec16
Effect of bathymetry data on tsunami wave ray tracing in the western Banten sea16
High resolution analysis of plankton distributions at the Middle Atlantic Bight shelf-break front16
Surface eddy kinetic energy variability of the Western North Atlantic slope sea 1993–201615
Tides in the Casamance estuary: A modeling study15
Seasonal to interannual variability of the tide in the Amazon estuary14
Abundance and distribution of non-indigenous Calyptraeidae gastropods along north and central Atlantic shores of Portugal13
Characterisation of the eddy-driven variability inshore of the Agulhas Current using sea surface temperature observations13
The influence of the Biobio Canyon on the circulation and coastal upwelling/downwelling off central Chile13
Sedimentary mud and phaeophytin-a are reliable predictors of oxygen consumption and nitrogen turnover in the southern North Sea13
Examination of long-term climatic and fish-catch indicators in India at a macro scale13
Characterization of two channels of the Chiloé Inland sea used by aquaculture farming: An observational approach to water exchange12
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Wave influence on water circulation and self-purification ability in a semi-enclosed sea12
Benthic foraminiferal assemblages in the coastal zone of the yellow river delta: Environmental significance and characteristics of microbial diversity12
Seasonal variation and response of surf zone fish assemblages to environmental variables in the Northeast Pacific12
Oil spill analysis and simulations in the Foz do Amazonas sedimentary basin12
Modeling the effects of aerial temperature and exposure period on intertidal mudflat profiles11
The transport and deposition processes of shelf sediments along the coast of China11
Assessment of relative dispersion in the Gulf of Tonkin using numerical modeling and HF radar observations of surface currents11
A dead zone on the north-western Bay of Bengal's continental margin and its alarming impact on the distribution of demersal fishes11
Effects of island weathering and natural iron fertilization in the geochemistry of deglacial sediments from the Kerguelen Plateau, Southern Ocean11
Observations and generation of internal waves in the Strait of Sicily11
Variation of upper-layer flow structures and water masses observed around the Noto Peninsula and Sado Island, Japan11
Mediterranean Sea: An overview of the spatial distribution of surficial sediment in relation to their origin, seabed relief and water circulation patterns11
Taming turbulence closure in tidally driven simulations of coastal oceans and estuaries11
Grazers play different roles in the microbial loop of oligotrophic and eutrophic subtropical marine ecosystems11
Nepheloid layer dynamics overview of the Portuguese continental shelf10
Using scleractinian corals as monitors of essential and potentially toxic elements pollution in the southern Red Sea, Yemen Republic10
Experimental warming effects on microbial community growth and mortality during the cold season in coastal waters of Taiwan and Japan10
Understanding heavy Metal pollution dynamics in Çandarlı Gulf, western Türkiye: Insights from spatial analysis, sediment transport modeling and ecological risk assessment10
Distribution of the alien bivalve Xenostrobus securis (Lamarck, 1819) in the coast of Bizkaia (northern Iberian Peninsula)10
Modal content of typhoon-induced near-inertial waves around the East China Sea10
Changing source waters on the Northeast US Continental Shelf: Variation in nutrient supply and phytoplankton biomass10
Response of high-resolution heavy metals records to human activities after considering the influence of early diagenesis in the East China Sea over the last 70 years10
Effect of wind–wave conditions on the distribution of the phytoplankton community in the coastal area of the southern Crimea in spring (Black Sea)10
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Modern sediment sources and transport processes in the southern Arabian Sea: Evidences from geochemistry and mineralogy9
On the retroflection of upwelling jets near coastal bends9
Small-scale spatiotemporal thermal regimes drive patterns of zooplankton abundance in a kelp forest9
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Investigation of submarine groundwater discharge into the Baltic Sea through varved glacial clays9
Oceanographic influences on spotted seal foraging in the Pacific Arctic9
Assessing the potential of consumer-grade fish finders to improve coastal habitat mapping in data-poor areas9
Flow characterization and turbulence in the eastern section of the Strait of Magellan, Southern Chile9
Interannual-decadal variations in the Yellow Sea Cold Water Mass in summer during 1958–2016 using an eddy-resolving hindcast simulation based on OFES28
Macrofauna community structure and population dynamics in the Flemish bank region: Assessing long-term change in the Anthropocene8
Role of phytoplankton composition on exudation of dissolved organic carbon in the Bay of Bengal8
Spatial variation of marine primary productivity over ridge and trough: A case study in the East China Sea8
Distribution of recent planktonic foraminifera in surface sediments of the Basque shelf (S Bay of Biscay): Oceanographic implications8
Impacts of glacier and sea ice melt on methane pathways on the Northeast Greenland shelf8
Blue carbon assessment in Avicennia marina sediments and vegetation along the Red Sea Coast of Egypt: Improving methods and insights8
Western South Atlantic seasonal variability recorded in a mid-deglacial bivalve from the outer Uruguayan continental shelf8
Evolution of sediment grain-size profiles on a sheltered, continental shelf in response to punctuated flood deposition8
Protozoan community structure and their relationships with seaweed in coastal waters of Weizhou Island: Insights from environmental DNA analysis8
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Responses of zooplankton (copepods) in the Indian mud bank-upwelling region8
Bottom water quality plasticity in the northern gulf of Mexico hypoxic zone8
Spring-summer temporal dynamics of the zooplankton community in a flooded inlet of a sub-Antarctic river (Tierra del Fuego National Park)8
The coalescence of two mangrove-lined river plumes and consequences for sediment transport and deposition in a coastal environment8
Source/sink of CO2 in the southwestern part of Peter the Great Bay (sea of Japan)8
Model of Pleistocene geomorphological evolution in active Alpine neotectonics controlled margins in the western Mediterranean area: The case of SE Iberian Peninsula7
Assessing spatiotemporal changes in the benthic habitats of the West Gironde Mud Patch through the analyses of surface sediments, benthic macrofauna and sediment profile images7
Bibliometric analysis of microplastics research: Advances and future directions (2020–2024)7
Intake of trace contaminants by corals in Abrolhos reef bank (western South Atlantic) during two decades of coastal impacts7
Geochemical and Isotopic evidence for volcanism on the Alleppey Terrace, southwest Indian continental margin7
Spatial-temporal reliability of satellite-derived temperature and thermal stress in the abrolhos bank, Brazil7
Citizen science unoccupied aerial vehicles: A technique for advancing coastal data acquisition for management and research7
Semi-enclosed coastal systems of South America: compilation and dynamic-based classification7
Silent survivors: diatom resilience in Mediterranean Temporary Ponds7
Eddy viscosity profiles and currents characterization of the bottom Ekman layer for the Western Gulf of Mexico continental shelf7
Namib desert dust affects phytoplankton biomass in the Benguela upwelling region: Insights from first mesocosm study7
High-resolution organic and black carbon records in the South Yellow Sea over the last century7
Study of storm-induced changes in circulation and temperature over the northern South China Sea during Typhoon Linfa7
Contributions of wind-sea and ocean swell to hurricane-generated surface waves on the continental shelf offshore of Nova Scotia in Atlantic Canada7
Hydrography of Northern Thermaikos Gulf based on an integrated observational-modeling approach7
On the combined effects of surface heat and momentum fluxes on continental shelf baroclinic instability7
Impacts of Agulhas Current meanders on intermediate water masses along the adjacent continental slope and shelf.7
The effects of Sesarma reticulatum (L.) herbivory and sea level rise on creek expansion in Cape Cod salt marshes7
The impact of rain events on the supply and movement of fine sediment in engineered intertidal systems7
Impacts of an extreme Changjiang flood on variations in carbon cycle components in the Changjiang Estuary and adjacent East China sea6
CoastSnap: A global citizen science program to monitor changing coastlines6
Life in the surf-zone: Variations of faunal assemblage structure in temperate sandy beaches of the Southwestern Atlantic coast6
Quantifying mud settling velocity as a function of turbulence and salinity in a deltaic estuary6
Paleoenvironmental evolution and evidence of marine submersion events from mid-to late Holocene in northwestern Morocco: The case of the Tahaddart lower estuary6
Influence of warm surface water originating from the East China Sea on surface water temperature off the south coast of Korea in summer6
Making Waves in the Classroom – Engaging students in STEM through hands-on coastal oceanography and engineering6
Factors controlling the temporal variability and spatial distribution of dissolved cadmium in the coastal Salish Sea6
Relationships between high temperatures and Pacific Oyster disease and mortality in southeast Tasmania, Australia6
Development, calibration and validation of a phase-averaged model for cross-shore sediment transport and morphodynamics on a barred beach6
Distribution, aggregation and feeding habit promote coexistence among four sympatric species of stomatopods living in tropical mud substrates6
Pyritization may archive the influence of Sulfate-AOM and bioturbation activities in marine sulfidic shelf sediments6
Continental shelf wave generation due to surface stress anomalies in the wake of offshore wind farms6
Biochemical implications of the Bottom Boundary Layer Detachment at the Mid-Atlantic Bight shelf-break front6
Temporal and spatial variability in hydrography and dissolved oxygen along southwest Nova Scotia using glider observations6
Circulation in Cross Sound, Alaska6
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Natural desalination of marine-affected subsurface sediments and its impact on pH along the Western Bohai Sea coast6
A high-tech, low-cost, Internet of Things surfboard fin for coastal citizen science, outreach, and education6
Environmental controls on the interannual variability in chlorophyll and phytoplankton community structure within the seasonal sub surface chlorophyll maximum in the western English channel6
Laboratory experiments on coastal current separation and vortex formation in front of Cabo Corrientes and Bahía de Banderas, México6
A numerical study on energy transfer between near-inertial internal waves and super-inertial internal waves in the South China sea under the influence of a typhoon5
Prediction of the spreading of an unprecedented harmful algal bloom in South Australian gulfs5
Coralligenous assemblages of continental shelf: Multiple spatial scale variability in the western Sardinia5
Utility of satellite imagery in estimating coastal marine water attributes5
Mid-Atlantic Bight cold pool based on ocean glider observations5
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Characteristics and sedimentological significance of acoustic anomalies in silty seabed in the Yellow River subaqueous delta5
Whitecapping term analysis of extreme wind wave modelling considering spectral characteristics and water depth5
Shifts in bowhead whale distribution, behavior, and condition following rapid sea ice change in the Bering sea5
The dynamics of the inner-shelf suspended sediments based on ADCP records and Rouse theory5
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Wind influence on residual circulation in Patagonian channels and fjords5
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Short timescale variability in large-amplitude internal waves on the western Portuguese shelf5
‘Coastal Management Guide - Managing Coastal Erosion’: A STEM education resource for secondary school teachers5
Change of turbidity maximum in Yangtze Estuary after construction of the Three Gorges Dam5
Seasonal fluctuations in Baltic sea level determined from satellite altimetry5
Urticating macromedusae and stinging bathers on the South Atlantic coast: Oceanographic and climatological conditions of Olindias sambaquiensis (Müller, 1861) outbreaks5
Echoes of a Cold War5
A shoreline detection method with X-band marine radar5
Benthic macroinfaunal communities of the pockmark fields in the south-eastern Bay of Biscay5
Red rock crab (Cancer productus) movement is not influenced by electromagnetic fields produced by a submarine power transmission cable5
Effects of consecutive dredging on the fish community of a tropical estuary5
Storms can increase beach resilience on a low-energy coast in the proximity of a harbor5
Spatial and seasonal variations of the phytoplankton community under multiple stressors in the area around Nan'ao Island, northern South China Sea5
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Corrigendum to “Biochemical implications of the Bottom Boundary Layer Detachment at the Mid-Atlantic Bight shelf-break front” [Continent. Shelf Res. 286 (2025) 105408]5
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A downcore calibration of the TE5
The influence of flocculation in turbid plumes from mechanical and hydraulic dredging5
High-resolution tidal harmonic reconstruction in the South China sea using ENOPF and a 2D adjoint tidal model5
Vertical circulation and heat flux of coastal ocean fronts in the northwestern South China Sea4
A three-year survey of hatched elasmobranch egg capsules on Santa Catarina Island, Southern Brazil4
Iberian Atlantic Margin: Natural and anthropogenic processes and records4
Carbon stocks on the intertidal seagrass meadow of the Indonesian Islands: Spatial and anthropogenic activities variability4
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Environmental factors affecting the distribution of deep-water rose shrimp (Parapenaeus longirostris, Lucas, 1846) abundance in the Strait of Sicily (Mediterranean Sea)4
Wind-driven variability in longshore transport of SPM in the turbidity maximum zone along the Dutch coast4
Global marine plastic pollution: Sources, distribution, implications on human health and mitigation strategies4
Cu and Zn stable isotopes in suspended particulate matter sub-fractions from the northern Bay of Biscay help identify biogenic and geogenic particle pools4
Distribution of water masses in the tropical-subtropical convergence off Mexico, using an autonomous profiler (2017–2021).4
Evaluating the reproducibility and paleo-hydroclimate potential of coral skeletal Ba/Ca in the Gulf of Chiriquí, Panama4
Across-shelf scale-selective separation of a quasi-geostrophic current and internal gravity waves off southeastern Hokkaido, Japan4
Mangrove blue carbon stocks estimation in South Sulawesi Indonesia4
A marine plastic cloud - Global mass balance assessment of oceanic plastic pollution4
Residual M2 and S2 ocean tide signals in complex coastal zones identified by X-Track reprocessed altimetry data4
Coastal stratification and mixing on the western margin of the Gulf of Tehuantepec within a synoptic atmospheric and oceanographic environment4
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Generation of nonlinear internal waves on the northern continental shelf south of Hainan Island4
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A community-based bioassay for the salinity stress on periphytic protozoan fauna in marine ecosystems4
Suspended sediment transport and turbidity maximum in a macro-tidal estuary with mountain streams: A case study of the Oujiang Estuary4
Dynamics of small metazooplankton in relation with environmental factors: A 12-year study in the coastal zone of the Southwestern Crimea (the Black Sea)4
Analysis of the uncertainties in tidal constants obtained from short tide gauge records and their value for tidal studies4
The effect of alongshore wind stress on a buoyancy current’s stability4
Flood-associated hydrobiological changes in the nearshore off Kochi, along the southwest coast of India4
Experimental result of a shipwreck influence on the surrounding soft sediment communities in the vicinity of Bushehr port, Persian Gulf4
Elevated meroplankton abundance in surface slicks during internal wave forcing at three coastal sites in Mexico4
Large radiational S2 tides in the East China Sea4
Lithological and geochemical differentiations in an urbanized, shallow marine cold-seep environment. The case of Patras Gulf active pockmark field4
Drivers of nutrient dynamics and chlorophyll-a variability: The role of freshwater input, upwelling, and tropical cyclones near Saint Martin's Island, Bangladesh4
Dynamics of the subtidal transport through the Guafo Mouth connecting the open ocean and the Chilean Inland Sea in southern Chile4
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Association between selenium levels and the distribution of mangrove forests in the brackish water exchange zone of the Pearl river estuary4
Estimation of sea surface pCO2 and air–sea CO2 flux in the East China Sea using in-situ and satellite data over the period 2000–20164
Biodiversity of Mediterranean mesophotic rhodolith beds: Macrofaunal community composition and structure (SW Italy)4
Multiscale sea level variability on the western Bay of Bengal: A study using tide gauge and satellite observations4
Near-surface ocean temperature variations across temporal scales in the coastal eastern Adriatic4
Warming temperatures and prevalence of marine heatwaves in a temperate fjord4
Seasonal variability of the Pearl River Plume front based on deep learning4
Analysis of turbulence characteristics in a nearshore area beyond the surf zone of a mesotidal bay4
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Mesophotic banks of Dendrophyllia ramea offshore Marzamemi (Sicily, Ionian Sea): a habitat classification model3
Relative sea level trends along the Argentine coast: A multi-decadal analysis from tide gauge records3
Sediment deficit and morphological change of the Rhine–Meuse river mouth attributed to multi-millennial anthropogenic impacts3
Benthic POC cycling in the Skagerrak basin: The role of lateral POC input3
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Defining mesophotic depth: Analysis of fish assemblages and ecological boundaries in the Mexican Pacific3
The role of the shoal – salt mixing mechanisms in a partially mixed tidal estuary with channel-shoal geometry3
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Evaluation of phytoplankton phenology in the northern Bay of Bengal using ocean color remote sensing3
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Thermal fronts variability in the Pacific off Mexico and their impact on chlorophyll3
Size-differential photosynthetic traits of phytoplankton in the Chukchi Sea3
A seafloor sensitivity index to oil spills in tropical marine protected areas3
Bottom evolution patterns driven by hydrodynamic forcing in the Southwest Atlantic Inner Continental Shelf, off Río de la Plata and Patos Lagoon3
Analysing the distribution and variability of dissolved inorganic carbon and alkalinity over the Bay of Bengal region using the coupled ocean biogeochemical modeling3
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Assessment of inorganic water quality in marine areas affected by an artificial beach nourishment: A case study in northeastern Brazil3
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Ecological assessment of macrobenthic communities in Chabahar Bay, the Gulf of Oman3
Evaluating the use of side scan sonar for improved detection and targeted retrieval of abandoned, lost, or otherwise discarded fishing gear3
Analysis of the influence of the continental shelf slope in the South China Sea on sound propagation3
Intensity and frequency of seabed shear stress and sediment mobilization on the Canadian Atlantic Shelf — A modelling study3
Distribution characteristics and environmental effects of non-methane hydrocarbons in the East China Sea3
The role of barrier reef protection to storm surge during tropical cyclones in a narrow lagoon, New Caledonia, south west Pacific3
Tidal and wind-driven spatiotemporal variability in the residual displacement and dispersion of Lagrangian particles in a system of intertidal basins3
Spatial distribution and habitat relationship of sea urchin assemblages (Echinodermata: Echinoidea) in Hong Kong waters3
Sediment-water fluxes of inorganic carbon and nutrients in the Pacific Arctic during the sea ice melt season3
Deep-sea paleoenvironmental evolution in the mid-Cretaceous of the Basque Pyrenees based on microfaunal analysis (Armintza section)3
Measuring free surface elevation of shoaling waves with pressure transducers3
Water mass exchange in triangle seas of the Java-Makassar-Flores (JMF): A modeling study3
Insights into effects of salinity stress on the body-size spectrum of periphytic protozoan fauna in marine ecosystems3
A century of tidal evolution around the Panama Canal3
Seasonal variation of euphausiid life stage and taxonomic composition near the upwelling site northeast of Taiwan3
Analysis of Bacteria–Phytoplankton relationships at three discrete locations in the Eastern Arabian Sea during winter3
Disruptive synergism: The Co-occurrence of scyphozoan Pelagia noctiluca (Forsskål, 1775) swarms with green tide-causing dinoflagellate Noctiluca scintillans (Macartney) Kofoid & Swezy, 19213
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Temporal and spatial distribution of Fe(II) and dissolved iron and their influencing factors in the Yangtze River estuary3
Alkalinity increase in the Baltic Sea: An episode or the development of a new steady state?3
Incised valleys on the Algarve inner shelf, northern Gulf of Cadiz margin: Stratigraphic architecture and controlling factors in a low fluvial supply setting3
Triggering mechanisms of the Yucatan upwelling3
Sources of sedimentary organic matter in Arctic fjords: Evidence from lipid molecular markers3
Dominance of land-derived organic matter in highly productive Bandon Bay, Thailand3
Why does surface chlorophyll-a bloom in Taiwan Shoal all year round?3
Dynamic evolution of tidal networks under the combined effect of de-reclamation and decrease of sediment supply3
Nitrogen cycling and ecological impacts mediated by water mass interactions in the Yangtze river estuary and the adjacent east China Sea: insights from nitrogen and oxygen isotopes3
Spatio-temporal variation of mesozooplankton in the northern coastal waters of Bay of Bengal3
Comparison of methods (ROV, diver) used to estimate the composition and abundance of biota colonizing an offshore oil platform: A pilot study3
Hydrogeochemical evaluation of Caleta de Los Loros Patagonian salt marsh in response to the geomorphological evolution of the coast during the Holocene3
Contribution of offshore platforms and surrounding habitats to fish production in the Bass Strait, south-east Australia3
Investigating sediment dynamics on a continental shelf mud patch under the influence of a macrotidal estuary: A numerical modeling analysis3
Carbon sources and trophic levels in the food web of the largest mangrove reserve of China3
Transverse variability of residual currents, sediment fluxes, and bed level changes in estuaries with an estuarine dam: Role of estuarine type, dam location, and discharge interval3
Climate-driven variation in upwelling phenology along China's southeastern coast3
Competitive advantages of HAB species under changing environmental conditions in the coastal waters of the Bohai Sea, Yellow Sea and East China Sea3
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