Benthic macrofaunal community structure in the Norwegian Trench, deep skagerrak

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 181-188

  Rosenberg, Rutger ^a   Hellman, Birthe ^a   Lundberg, Anna ^a  

^a GÖTEBORG UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Abundance; Accumulation; Amphilepis; Biomass; Feeding groups; Kelliella; Species numbers; Spiochaetopterus; Thyasira; Transport

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DEEP-SEA BENTHOS; SEDIMENT;

SKAGERRAK, NORWEGIAN TRENCH;

KELLIELLA MILIARIS; SPIOCHAETOPTERUS BERGENSIS; THYASIRA EUMYARIA;

EID: 0029757596     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1385-1101(96)90745-5     Document Type: Article

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