Richness and distribution of sponge megabenthos in continental margin canyons off southeastern Australia

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 340, Issue , 2007, Pages 73-88

  Schlacher, Thomas A ^a   Schlacher Hoenlinger, Monika A ^a,b   Williams, Alan ^c   Althaus, Franziska ^c   Hooper, John N A ^b   Kloser, Rudy ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND MUSEUM   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diversity species range sizes; Megabenthos; Porifera; Submarine canyons

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HETEROGENEITY; RELIEF; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPECIES RICHNESS; SPONGE; SUBMARINE CANYON; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

PORIFERA;

EID: 34547199117     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps340073     Document Type: Article

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