Megafauna from sublittoral to abyssal depths along the Mid-Atlantic ridge south of Iceland;Megafaune du domaine sublittoral a abyssal sur la dorsale medio- Atlantique au sud de l'Islande

Oceanologica Acta

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 549-559

  Copley, Jonathan T P ^a   Tyler, Paul A ^a   Sheader, Martin ^a   Murton, Bramley J ^a   German, Christopher R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRIC ZONATION; BENTHOS; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; MID-OCEAN RIDGES;

ATLANTIC, REYKJANES RIDGE;

EID: 0030456380     PISSN: 03991784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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