Inter-annual variability and potential for selectivity in the diets of deep-water Antarctic echinoderms

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 55, Issue 22-23, 2008, Pages 2478-2490

  Wigham, B D ^a   Galley, E A ^b   Smith, C R ^c   Tyler, P A ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Antarctic shelf; Benthos; Echinoderms; Food banks; Organic carbon flux; Pigments

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR TELEPHONE SYSTEMS; CHLOROPHYLL; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; FIRE HAZARDS; FLUXES; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NUTRITION; ORGANIC CARBON; PORPHYRINS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SNOW;

ANTARCTIC SHELF; BENTHOS; ECHINODERMS; FOOD BANKS; ORGANIC CARBON FLUX;

PAINT;

ANNUAL VARIATION; BENTHOS; CHLOROPHYLL; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DIET; ECHINODERM; FOOD WEB; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC MATTER; PIGMENT;

ANTARCTIC PENINSULA SHELF; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

ECHINODERMATA;

EID: 57049146314     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2008.06.007     Document Type: Article

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