Species richness in Atlantic deep-sea fishes assessed in terms of the mid-domain effect and Rapoport's rule

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 506-515

  Kendall, Valerie J ^a   Haedrich, Richard L ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Deep sea fish; Mid domain effect; North Atlantic Ocean; Rapoport's rule; Species diversity; Vertical distribution

Indexed keywords

CONSTRAINT THEORY; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; FOOD SUPPLY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OCEAN HABITATS;

BIOGEOGRAPHY; DEEP-SEA FISH; MID-DOMAIN EFFECT; NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN; RAPOPORT'S RULE; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

BIODIVERSITY;

BIOGEOGRAPHY; DEEP SEA; ICHTHYOFAUNA; RANGE SIZE; RAPOPORT RULE; SPECIES RICHNESS; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH);

PISCES;

EID: 33644900465     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2005.12.005     Document Type: Article

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