Comparative biomass structure and estimated carbon flow in food webs in the deep Gulf of Mexico

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 55, Issue 24-26, 2008, Pages 2699-2711

  Rowe, Gilbert T ^a   Wei, Chihlin ^a   Nunnally, Clifton ^a   Haedrich, Richard ^b   Montagna, Paul ^a   Baguley, Jeffrey G ^c   Bernhard, Joan M ^d   Wicksten, Mary ^a   Ammons, Archie ^a   Briones, Elva Escobar ^e   Soliman, Yousra ^a   Deming, Jody W ^f  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^d WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^e UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic biomass; Benthic food webs; Carbon cycling; Deep sea; Gulf of Mexico

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; BUDGET CONTROL; ECOLOGY; FIRE HAZARDS; FOOD ADDITIVES; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; OXYGEN; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; WATER;

BENTHIC BIOMASS; BENTHIC FOOD WEBS; CARBON CYCLING; DEEP SEA; GULF OF MEXICO;

ORGANIC CARBON;

ABYSSAL PLAIN; BIOMASS; CARBON BUDGET; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEEP-SEA SEDIMENT; DEMERSAL FISH; DETRITUS; FOOD WEB; MACROBENTHOS; MEIOFAUNA; METAZOAN; ORGANIC CARBON; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; POREWATER; RESPIRATION; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FORAMINIFERA; INVERTEBRATA; METAZOA; PISCES;

EID: 57049115494     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2008.07.020     Document Type: Article

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