Evidence for benthic body size miniaturization in the deep sea

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1339-1345

  Kaariainen, Janne I ^a   Bett, Brian J ^a  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; BODY SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEEP-SEA BENTHOS; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MEIOFAUNA; SIZE STRUCTURE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; FAROE-SHETLAND CHANNEL; FLADEN GROUND; NORTH SEA;

METAZOA;

EID: 33947120565     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315406014366     Document Type: Article

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