Why are there so many species in deep-sea sediments?

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 200, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 257-286

  Gage, John D ^a  

^a SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community structure; Deep sea benthos; Diversity; Species richness

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; COMPETITION; EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SEA; SEDIMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

ALGAE; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; DARWINIA; METAZOA;

BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DEEP SEA; DEEP-SEA BENTHOS; SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT COMMUNITIES; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

EID: 0030588364     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(96)02638-X     Document Type: Article

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