Experimental evidence for aging food patches as a factor contributing to high deep-sea macrofaunal diversity

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 605-614

  Snelgrove, Paul V R ^a,c   Grassle, J Frederick ^b   Petrecca, Rosemarie F ^b  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0029811961     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.1996.41.4.0605     Document Type: Article

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