Community structure of vestimentiferan-generated habitat islands from Gulf of Mexico cold seeps

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 289, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 197-222

  Bergquist, Derk C ^a,c   Ward, Tracy ^a   Cordes, Erik E ^a   McNelis, Tim ^a   Howlett, Sarah ^a,d   Kosoff, Rachel ^a   Hourdez, Stephane ^a   Carney, Robert ^b   Fisher, Charles R ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogenic habitat; Cold seeps; Habitat structure; Lamellibrachia cf luymesi; Seepiophila jonesi; Succession; Vestimentiferans

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION; COLD SEEP; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FAUNA; HABITAT STRUCTURE;

GULF OF MEXICO;

LAMELLIBRACHIA; SEEPIOPHILA JONESI; VESTIMENTIFERA;

EID: 0037435406     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(03)00046-7     Document Type: Article

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