Latitudinal diversity gradients in the deep sea with special reference to North Atlantic nematodes

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 194, Issue , 2000, Pages 159-167

  Lambshead, P J D ^a   Tietjen, John ^b   Ferrero, Timothy ^a   Jensen, Preben ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Deep sea; Latitudinal gradients; Nematodes; North Atlantic

Indexed keywords

DEEP SEA; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; PRODUCTIVITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

(NORTH); ATLANTIC OCEAN;

NEMATODA;

EID: 0034678141     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps194159     Document Type: Article

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