Structure of deep-sea pelagic fish assemblages in relation to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge (45°-50°N)

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 953-978

  Fock, Heino O ^a   Pusch, Christian ^b   Ehrich, Siegfried ^c  

^a Ecoanalysis de   (Germany)

^b ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c INSTITUT FÜR SEEFISCHEREI   (Germany)

Author keywords

Abyssopelagic zone; Bathypelagic zone; Mesopelagic zone; North Atlantic; Recirculation

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; FISHERIES; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS; OCEAN HABITATS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

PLANKTONS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ICHTHYOFAUNA; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; PELAGIC ENVIRONMENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE;

BENTHOSEMA; BENTHOSEMA GLACIALE; CENTROLOPHIDAE; GONOSTOMA; GONOSTOMA BATHYPHILUM; MELAMPHAIDAE; MICROMESISTIUS; MICROMESISTIUS POUTASSOU; PISCES; SACCOPHARYNX; SACCOPHARYNX AMPULLACEUS; SERRIVOMERIDAE; STOMIIDAE; XENODERMICHTHYS; XENODERMICHTHYS COPEI;

EID: 3042625329     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2004.03.004     Document Type: Article

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