Combining the Biocean database for deep-sea benthic data with the online Ocean Biogeographic Information System

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 316, Issue , 2006, Pages 215-224

  Fabri, Marie Claire ^a   Galéron, Joëlle ^a   Larour, Michel ^a   Maudire, Gilbert ^a  

^a IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

Benthos; Biodiversity; Biogeography; Data management; Deep sea ecosystems; Environmental parameters; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DATA ACQUISITION; DATABASE; DEEP-SEA BENTHOS; GIS; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; NOMENCLATURE; RESEARCH VESSEL; TAXONOMY;

EID: 33746599063     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps316215     Document Type: Article

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