Some 'driving forces' structuring communities of the sublittoral Antarctic macrobenthos

Antarctic Science

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 297-313

  Gutt, J ^a  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Benthos; Disturbance; Epibiotic relationships; Icebergs; Pelago benthic coupling; Vicariance

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; MACROBENTHOS; MICROHABITAT; ZOOBENTHOS; ZOOGEOGRAPHY;

ANTARCTICA; WEDDELL SEA;

ASTEROZOA; HOLOTHUROIDEA;

EID: 0033796447     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0954102000000365     Document Type: Article

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