Comparative assessment of the West Bering Sea and East Bering Sea Large Marine Ecosystems

A comparison between the West and East Bering Sea Large Marine Ecosystems (LMEs) is a study in contrast. These LMEs feature different geographical, bathymetric, and geomorphological settings that determine profound differences between their climate, circulation, frontal pattern, primary production, and fisheries yields. This paper focuses largely on physical factors that affect ecology and fisheries to demonstrate that these physical factors vary dramatically across the Bering Sea. (C) 2016 Published by Elsevier B.V.