Distribution of macrobenthic taxa across the Scotia Arc, Southern Ocean

Antarctic Science

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 213-226

  Griffiths, Huw J ^a   Linse, Katrin ^a   Barnes, David K A ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Biodiversity; Macrobenthos; Phyla; Richness

Indexed keywords

ARCHIPELAGO; BIODIVERSITY; BIOGEOGRAPHY; CALDERA; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; MACROBENTHOS; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC; ATLANTIC OCEAN; DECEPTION ISLAND; ELEPHANT ISLAND; FALKLAND TROUGH; GREENLAND; LIVINGSTON ISLAND; POWELL BASIN; SCOTIA ARC; SHAG ROCKS; SOUTH GEORGIA; SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS; THULE; WEST ANTARCTICA;

ASCIDIA; ASCIDIACEA;

EID: 43949084771     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: 13652079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954102008001168     Document Type: Article

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