Patterns of benthic fauna and benthic respiration on the celtic continental margin in relation to the distribution of phytodetritus

Internationale Revue der Gesamten Hydrobiologie

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 395-424

  Duineveld, G C A ^a,b   Lavaleye, M S S ^a   Berghuis', E M ^a   De Wilde, P A W J ^a   Van Der Weele, J ^a   Kok, A ^a   Batten, S D ^a   De Leeuw, J W ^a  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b THE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deep sea; Megafauna; Phytopigments; Respiration; Sedimentation

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SLOPE; DETRITUS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; ZOOBENTHOS;

ATLANTIC; CELTIC SLOPE;

CUCUMIS SATIVUS; DINOPHYCEAE; ECHINODERMATA; HOLOTHUROIDEA;

EID: 0030794748     PISSN: 00209309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/iroh.19970820312     Document Type: Article

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