Deep-sea meiofaunal community structure in the Eastern Mediterranean: Are trenches benthic hotspots?

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 833-847

  Tselepides, A ^a   Lampadariou, N ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Abyssal; Bathyal; Eastern Mediterranean sea; Hellenic trench; Meiofauna; Pliny trench

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CHLOROPHYLL; PIGMENTS; SEDIMENTS;

CHLOROPHYLL PIGMENTS; ORGANIC CARBON;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DEEP SEA; MARINE SEDIMENT; MEIOFAUNA;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

COPEPODA; HARPACTICOIDA; METAZOA; NEMATODA; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 2642517291     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2004.03.003     Document Type: Article

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