Distribution of meiobenthos in the Nazaré canyon and adjacent slope (western Iberian Margin) in relation to sedimentary composition

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 340, Issue , 2007, Pages 207-220

  Garcia, R ^a   Koho, K A ^b   De Stigter, H C ^c   Epping, E ^c   Koning, E ^c   Thomsen, L ^a  

^a JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN   (Germany)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Foraminifera; Meiobenthos; Nazar canyon; Physical disturbance; Sedimentary organic carbon

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; BIOMASS; BIVALVE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONTINENTAL SLOPE; CRUSTACEAN; METAZOAN; NEMATODE; ORGANIC MATTER; POLYCHAETE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SUBMARINE CANYON; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; IBERIAN MARGIN; NAZARE CANYON;

BIVALVIA; COPEPODA; FORAMINIFERA; METAZOA; NEMATODA; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 34547233764     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps340207     Document Type: Article

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