Mediterranean and Atlantic deep-sea fish assemblages: Differences in biomass composition and size-related structure

Scientia Marina

Volumn 68, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2004, Pages 101-115

  Massutí, Enric ^a   Gordon, John D M ^b   Moranta, Joan ^c   Swan, Sarah C ^b   Stefanescu, Constantí ^d   Merrett, Nigel R ^e  

^a Centro Oceanográfico de Baleares   (Spain)

^b SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

^d Museu Granollers Ciencies Naturals   (Spain)

^e Muttlebury's Mead   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomass; Community; Deep sea; Fishes; NE Atlantic; Size; Western Mediterranean

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FISHING; ICHTHYOFAUNA; SIZE STRUCTURE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (WEST); OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

ERETHIZON DORSATUM; PISCES;

EID: 15044347783     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2004.68s3101     Document Type: Article

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