Vertical structure, biomass and topographic association of deep-pelagic fishes in relation to a mid-ocean ridge system

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 55, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 161-184

  Sutton, T T ^a   Porteiro, F M ^b   Heino, M ^c,d,e   Byrkjedal, I ^d   Langhelle, G ^d   Anderson, C I H ^f   Horne, J ^f   Soiland H ^c   Falkenhaug, T ^c   Godo O R ^c   Bergstad, O A ^c  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^e INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS   (Austria)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Bathypelagic zone; Benthic boundary layer; Mesopelagic zone; Mid Atlantic ridge; Mid ocean ridges; North Atlantic; Topography; Vertical distribution

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; FISH; OCEANOGRAPHY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; STATISTICAL METHODS;

BIOTIC FEATURES; TRAWLING SURVEY; WATER COLUMN;

BIOMASS;

ABUNDANCE; BENTHIC BOUNDARY LAYER; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DEMERSAL FISH; HYDRODYNAMICS; MESOPELAGIC ZONE; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PELAGIC FISH; PHOTIC ZONE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TOPOGRAPHY; TRAWLING; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER DEPTH;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); AZORES; EURASIA; EUROPE; ICELAND; MACARONESIA; MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE; NORTHERN EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SCANDINAVIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

PISCES;

EID: 38349033155     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2007.09.013     Document Type: Article

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