The benthic communities of the Snorre field in the northern North Sea (61°30' N 2°10' E): 1. The distribution and structure of communities in undisturbed sediments

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 301-314

  Pearson, Thomas H ^a   Mannvik, Hans Retter ^a   Evans, Rosalie ^a   Falk Petersen, Stig ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

fauna comparisons; northern North Sea; oil field; zoobenthos

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DISTRIBUTION; OIL FIELD; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; UNDISTURBED SEDIMENT; ZOOBENTHOS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; COMMUNITY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FAUNA; FEEDING; SEDIMENT; SPECIES RICHNESS; VELOCITY;

NORTH SEA, SNORRE FIELD;

EID: 0030304835     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1385-1101(96)90757-1     Document Type: Article

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