Benthic dynamics at the carbonate mound regions of the Porcupine Sea Bight continental margin

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-9

  White, Martin ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Benthic dynamics; Carbonate mounds; Coldcorals

Indexed keywords

BAROCLINIC WAVE; BENTHOS; BOUNDARY LAYER; CARBONATE SEDIMENT; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; EASTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT; INTERNAL WAVE; OUTFLOW; WATER MASS;

AGRIGENTO; ATLANTIC OCEAN; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; PELAGI ISLANDS; PORCUPINE SEABIGHT; SICILY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ANTHOZOA; BELGICA; PELAGIA;

EID: 33846094348     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: 14373262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-006-0099-1     Document Type: Article

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