Spatial and bathymetric trends in Harpacticoida (Copepoda) community structure in the Northern Gulf of Mexico deep-sea

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 330, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 327-341

  Baguley, Jeffrey G ^a,d   Montagna, Paul A ^a   Lee, Woncheol ^b   Hyde, Larry J ^a   Rowe, Gilbert T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY AT GALVESTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthos; Biodiversity; Deep sea; Environmental variables; Gulf of Mexico; Meiofauna; Multivariate

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DEEP-SEA BENTHOS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

COPEPODA; HARPACTICOIDA;

EID: 32944472559     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2005.12.037     Document Type: Conference Paper

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