The distribution of megabenthic, invertebrate epifauna in the Balearic Basin (western Mediterranean) between 400 and 2300 m: Environmental gradients influencing assemblages composition and biomass trends

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 244-257

  Cartes, Joan E ^a   Maynou, Francesc ^a   Fanelli, Emanuela ^a   Romano, Chiara ^b   Mamouridis, Valeria ^a   Papiol, Vanesa ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Continental Slope; Invertebrates; Labile Organic Matter; Megabenthos; Submarine Canyons; Trophic Guilds

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BENTHOS; BIOMASS; BOTTOM TRAWLING; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; EPIFAUNA; GUILD STRUCTURE; INVERTEBRATE; ORGANIC MATTER; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SAMPLING; SUBMARINE CANYON; TURBIDITY; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER MASS;

BALEARIC SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

BRISSOPSIS LYRIFERA; CRUSTACEA; ECHINOIDA; HOLOTHURIA; INVERTEBRATA; MESOTHURIA INTESTINALIS; MOLPADIA MUSCULUS; SYNALLACTIDAE;

EID: 63149115853     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2009.01.005     Document Type: Article

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