Epifaunal and shallow infaunal foraminiferal communities at three abyssal NE Atlantic sites subject to differing phytodetritus input regimes

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1395-1421

  Gooday, Andrew J ^a  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABYSSAL ORGANISMS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DETRITUS; FORAMINIFERA; INFAUNA; PHYTODETRITUS INPUT;

ATLANTIC, (NORTHEAST);

EPISTOMINELLA EXIGUA; HYPERAMMINA; LAGENAMMINA; LAGENAMMINA TUBULATA; LEPTOHALYSIS; REOPHAX; SUBREOPHAX ADUNCUS;

EID: 0030432996     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0637(96)00072-6     Document Type: Article

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