The size structure of deep-sea meiobenthos in the north- eastern Atlantic: Nematode size spectra in relation to environmental variables

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 327-344

  Soltwedel, T ^a   Pfannkuche, O ^b   Thiel, H ^a  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEMATODA;

DEEP-SEA ORGANISMS; FOOD AVAILABILITY; MEIOBENTHOS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

ATLANTIC, (NORTHEAST);

EID: 0029668806     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0025315400030587     Document Type: Article

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