Macro- and megabenthic assemblages in the bathyal and abyssal Weddell Sea (Southern Ocean)

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 54, Issue 16-17, 2007, Pages 1848-1863

  Linse, Katrin ^a   Brandt, Angelika ^b   Bohn, Jens M ^c   Danis, Bruno ^d   De Broyer, Claude ^d   Ebbe, Brigitte ^e   Heterier, Vincent ^f   Janussen, Dorte ^g   López González, Pablo J ^h   Schüller, Myriam ^f   Schwabe, Enrico ^c   Thomson, Michael R A ⁱ  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^c ZOOLOGISCHE STAATSSAMMLUNG MÜNCHEN   (Germany)

^d ROYAL BELGIAN INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Belgium)

^e SENCKENBERG DEUTSCHES ENTOMOLOGISCHES INSTITUT   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^g SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^h UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Benthos; Deep sea; Macrofauna; Megafauna; South Atlantic

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; OCEAN HABITATS; SEA LEVEL; TAXONOMIES;

ABYSSAL WEDDELL SEAS; MACROFAUNAS; MEGABENTHIC ASSEMBLAGES; MEGAFAUNAS; SOUTH ATLANTIC SEA; ZOOBENTHOS;

BIODIVERSITY;

ABUNDANCE; ABYSSAL ZONE; BATHYAL ZONE; BENTHOS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DEEP SEA; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SPECIES RICHNESS;

SOUTHERN OCEAN; WEDDELL SEA;

ASTERIAS; BIVALVIA; MALACOSTRACA; OPHIUROIDEA; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 34948820705     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2007.07.011     Document Type: Article

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