Size influence in zonation patterns in fishes and crustaceans from deep- water communities of the Western Mediterranean

Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fishery Science

Volumn 31, Issue , 2003, Pages 413-430

  Morales Nin, B ^a   Maynou, F ^b   Sarda F ^b   Cartes, J ^b   Moranta, J ^a   Massuti E ^c   Company, J ^b   Rotllant, G ^b   Bozzano, A ^b   Stefanescu, C ^d  

^a INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^c Centro Oceanográfico de Baleares   (Spain)

^d Museu d'Arqueologia de Granollers   (Spain)

Author keywords

Decapods; Deep sea; Fishes; Length; Mediterranean; Megafaunal benthic communities; Weigth; Zonation

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; CRUSTACEAN; DEPTH; ICHTHYOFAUNA; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; ZONATION;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

CRUSTACEA; PISCES;

EID: 1542380623     PISSN: 02506408     EISSN: 18131859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2960/J.v31.a32     Document Type: Article

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