Acoustic tracking of the dispersal of organic matter by scavenging fishes in the deep-sea

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 371-372, Issue , 1998, Pages 181-186

  Collins, M A ^a   Priede, I G ^a   Addison, S ^a   Smith, A ^a   Bagley, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Coryphaenoides (Nematonurus) armatus; Deep sea; Food fall; Teleost; Transponder

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC METHOD; DEEP SEA; DISPERSAL; FISH; MONITORING; ORGANIC MATTER;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; PORCUPINE ABYSSAL PLAIN;

ARMATUS; CORYPHAENOIDES; CORYPHAENOIDES ARMATUS; ERETHIZON DORSATUM; FELIS CATUS; PISCES; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 0031698296     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-011-5090-3_21     Document Type: Conference Paper

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