Metazoan meiofauna biomass, grazing, and weight-dependent respiration in the Northern Gulf of Mexico deep sea

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 55, Issue 24-26, 2008, Pages 2607-2616

  Baguley, Jeffrey G ^a   Montagna, Paul A ^b   Hyde, Larry J ^b   Rowe, Gilbert T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY CORPUS CHRISTI   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY AT GALVESTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Allometry; Community function; Energetics; Meiobenthos

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOMASS; BUDGET CONTROL; LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS (SPACECRAFT); ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

AEROBIC HETEROTROPHIC BACTERIA; ALLOMETRY; BENTHIC BOUNDARY LAYERS; BENTHIC COMPONENTS; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES; CARBON BUDGETS; COMMUNITY FUNCTION; COMMUNITY RESPIRATIONS; CONTINENTAL SLOPES; DEEP SEAS; ENERGETICS; GULF OF MEXICO; MEIOBENTHOS; MEIOFAUNA; METABOLIC ENERGIES; MISSISSIPPI RIVERS; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTERS; PIVOTAL ROLES; RELATIVE IMPORTANCES; SHALLOW WATERS; SOFT SEDIMENTS; STANDING STOCKS;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;

ALLOMETRY; BENTHIC BOUNDARY LAYER; BIOENERGETICS; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; BIOMASS; CARBON BUDGET; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEEP SEA; DIAGENESIS; GRAZING; HETEROTROPHY; MEIOFAUNA; METAZOAN; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; RESPIRATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METAZOA;

EID: 57049130924     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2008.07.010     Document Type: Article

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