Benthic epifauna assemblages, biomass and respiration in The Gully region on the Scotian Shelf, NW Atlantic Ocean

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 270, Issue , 2004, Pages 55-70

  Hargrave, B T ^a   Kostylev, V E ^b   Hawkins, C M ^c  

^a BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c Triton Consultants Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assemblages; Biomass; Community; Continental shelf; Epifauna; NW Atlantic; Respiration

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; EPIFAUNA; HABITAT TYPE; RESPIRATION; SUBMARINE CANYON; ZOOBENTHOS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; SCOTIA SHELF;

ACTINIARIA; ALCYONACEA; ANEMONE; ANTHOZOA; ECHINODERMATA; MOLLUSCA; OPHIUROIDEA;

EID: 2442695642     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps270055     Document Type: Article

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