Biological characteristics of a hydrothermal edifice mosaic community

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 185, Issue , 1999, Pages 1-19

  Sarrazin, Jozée ^a,b   Juniper, S Kim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Assemblage characteristics; Biomass; Ecological model; Faunal succession; Image analysis; Juan de Fuca Ridge; Marine ecosystem biomass; Sulfide edifice; Vent ecology

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; HYDROTHERMAL ORGANISM; HYDROTHERMAL VENT COMMUNITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SULFIDE;

ANIMALIA; ANNELIDA; BIVALVIA; PARALVINELLA; PARALVINELLA SULFINCOLA; POLYCHAETA; RIDGEIA PISCESAE; RIFTIA PACHYPTILA; VESTIMENTIFERA;

EID: 0033588408     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps185001     Document Type: Article

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