The impact of whale falls on nematode abundance in the deep sea

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 701-706

  Debenham, Nicola J ^a   Lambshead, P John D ^a   Ferrero, Timothy J ^a   Smith, Craig R ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Abundance; Deep sea; Nematoda; Organic enrichment; Pacific ocean; Whale fall

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; OCEAN HABITATS; SEDIMENTS;

CARCASS; MACROFAUNAL ACTIVITY; NEMATODES; ORGANIC ENRICHMENTS;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

ABUNDANCE; DEEP SEA; NEMATODE; ORGANIC MATTER;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

CETACEA; NEMATODA;

EID: 1942438175     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2004.02.004     Document Type: Article

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