Habitat characteristics as determinant of the structure and spatial distribution of epibenthic and demersal communities of Le Danois Bank (Cantabrian Sea, N. Spain)

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 72, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 64-86

  Sanchez F ^a   Serrano, A ^a   Parra, S ^a   Ballesteros, M ^a   Cartes, J E ^b  

^a INSTITUTO ESPAÑOL DE OCEANOGRAFÍA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Benthic communities; Cantabrian Sea; Deep sea; Demersal communities; Faunal assemblages; Habitat characteristics; Le Danois Bank; Spatial distribution

Indexed keywords

BANKS (BODIES OF WATER); CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; OCEAN HABITATS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SALINITY MEASUREMENT;

BENTHIC COMMUNITIES; DEMERSAL COMMUNITIES; FAUNAL ASSEMBLAGES; HABITAT CHARACTERISTICS; LE DANOIS BANK; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

COASTAL ZONES;

BENTHOS; BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DEEP SEA; DETECTION METHOD; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT STRUCTURE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAY OF BISCAY; EURASIA; EUROPE; LE DANOIS BANK; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

CALLOGORGIA; CARNIVORA; CNIDARIA; CRUSTACEA; DEANIA; ECHINODERMATA; GALEUS; GRYPHUS; MOLLUSCA; PHERONEMA; PHORMOSOMA; PISCES; TRACHYRINCUS;

EID: 43749085277     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2007.04.008     Document Type: Article

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