Occurrence of deep-water corals on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge based on MAR-ECO data

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 55, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 142-152

  Mortensen, P B ^a   Buhl Mortensen, L ^a   Gebruk, A V ^b   Krylova, E M ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b SHIRSHOV INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Cold water corals; Deep water corals; Fishing impact; Mid Atlantic Ridge

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DATA REDUCTION; REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLES;

COLD-WATER CORALS; DEEP-WATER CORALS; FISHING IMPACT; MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

BYCATCH; CORAL REEF; DEEP WATER; FISHING; LONGLINING; REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLE; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; SPECIES RICHNESS; TRAWLING;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; AZORES; EURASIA; EUROPE; MACARONESIA; MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE; PORTUGAL; REYKJANES RIDGE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ANTHOZOA; BIVALVIA; GALATHEIDAE; LIMA EXCAVATA; LOPHELIA; LOPHELIA PERTUSA; PELMATOZOA;

EID: 38349039808     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2007.09.018     Document Type: Article

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