Benthic faunal assemblages and carbon supply along the continental shelf/shelf break-slope off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 49, Issue 20, 2002, Pages 4599-4625

  Aller, J Y ^a   Aller, R C ^a   Green, M A ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b St Joseph's College   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOMASS; CARBON; GEOCHEMISTRY; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS;

BENTHIC FAUNAL ABUNDANCES;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

ABUNDANCE; BENTHIC INFAUNA; BIOMASS; CARBON CYCLE; CONTINENTAL SHELF; PRODUCTIVITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

ANNELIDA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FORAMINIFERA; METAZOA; NEMATODA; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 0036395079     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0645(02)00131-5     Document Type: Article

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