Comparison of the nematode fauna from the Weddell Sea Abyssal Plain with two North Atlantic abyssal sites

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 54, Issue 16-17, 2007, Pages 1727-1736

  Sebastian, Sajan ^a   Raes, Maarten ^a   De Mesel, Ilse ^a   Vanreusel, Ann ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Abyssal plains; Community composition; Meiobenthos; Nematoda; North Atlantic; Weddell Sea

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COASTAL ZONES; DATA REDUCTION; MARINE BIOLOGY;

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; MEIOBENTHOS; NEMATODE DENSITIES;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

ABYSSAL PLAIN; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD SUPPLY; MEIOFAUNA; NEMATODE; POPULATION DENSITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CAPE VERDE; MACARONESIA; PORCUPINE ABYSSAL PLAIN; SOUTHERN OCEAN; WEDDELL SEA;

ACANTHOLAIMUS; DICHROMADORA; MICROLAIMUS; NEMATODA; THALASSOMONHYSTERA;

EID: 34948836757     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2007.07.004     Document Type: Article

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