Community structure and spatial heterogeneity of the deep-sea macrofauna at three contrasting stations in the tropical northeast Atlantic

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 247-269

  Cosson, N ^a   Sibuet, M ^a   Galeron, J ^a  

^a IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DEEP SEA; DEEP-SEA BENTHOS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; MACROFAUNA; SPATIAL HETEROGENEITY;

ATLANTIC, (TROPICAL NORTHEAST);

BIVALVIA; ISOPODA; POLYCHAETA; TANAIDACEA;

EID: 0030966894     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0637(96)00110-0     Document Type: Article

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