Variation in structure and biomass of the benthic communities at three contrasting sites in the tropical Northeast Atlantic

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 197, Issue , 2000, Pages 121-137

  Galéron, Joëlle ^a   Sibuet, Myriam ^a   Mahaut, Marie Laure ^b   Dinet, Alain ^c  

^a IFREMER   (France)

^b Intechmer   (France)

^c LABORATOIRE ARAGO   (France)

Author keywords

Biomass; Deep sea; Density; Environmental conditions; Macrofauna; Megafauna; Meiofauna; Taxonomic composition; Tropical Atlantic

Indexed keywords

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FAUNA; MACROFAUNA; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MEIOFAUNA; METAZOON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; TROPICS;

BIOMASS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; LIMITING FACTOR; TROPHIC STATUS; ZOOBENTHOS;

(TROPICAL NORTHEAST); ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0034640437     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps197121     Document Type: Article

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