Bathymetric patterns of deep-sea gastropod species diversity in 10 basins of the Atlantic Ocean and Norwegian Sea

Marine Ecology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 164-180

  Stuart, Carol T ^a   Rex, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Atlantic Ocean; Benthos; Deep sea; Gastropods; Species diversity

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; BENTHOS; BIOGEOGRAPHY; DEEP SEA; FAUNA; GASTROPOD; OXYGEN; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TAXONOMY;

ARCTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); CAPE BASIN; NORWEGIAN SEA;

GASTROPODA;

EID: 65649121624     PISSN: 01739565     EISSN: 14390485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0485.2008.00269.x     Document Type: Article

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