Megafauna community structure and trophic relationships at the recently discovered Concepción Methane Seep Area, Chile, ∼36°S

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 65, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1102-1111

  Sellanes, J ^a,b   Quiroga, E ^c   Neira, C ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN ECOSISTEMAS DE LA PATAGONIA CIEP   (Chile)

^d INTEGRATIVE OCEANOGRAPHY DIVISION   (United States)

Author keywords

Bathyal benthos; Chemosynthesis; Chilean margin; Cold seep; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

COLD SEEP; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDEMIC SPECIES; METHANE; SYMBIOSIS; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

BIO BIO; CHILE; CONCEPCION [BIO-BIO]; SOUTH AMERICA;

BIVALVIA; CALYPTOGENA; LAMELLIBRACHIA SP.; LUCINIDAE; POLYCHAETA; SOLEMYIDAE; THYASIRIDAE; VESICOMYIDAE;

EID: 52449121225     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsn099     Document Type: Article

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