Global bathymetric patterns of standing stock and body size in the deep-sea benthos

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 317, Issue , 2006, Pages 1-8

  Rex, Michael A ^a   Etter, Ron J ^a   Morris, Jeremy S ^a   Crouse, Jenifer ^a   McClain, Craig R ^b   Johnson, Nicholas A ^c   Stuart, Carol T ^a   Deming, Jody W ^d   Thies, Rebecca ^a   Avery, Renee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Abundance; Benthos; Biodiversity; Biomass; Body size; Deep sea

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BATHYMETRY; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; BIOTA; BODY SIZE; DEEP-SEA BENTHOS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METAZOA;

EID: 33747624731     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps317001     Document Type: Article

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