Geological and biological heterogeneity of the Aleutian margin (1965-4822 m)

Progress in Oceanography

Volumn 80, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 22-50

  Rathburn, A E ^a,b   Levin, L A ^b   Tryon, M ^c   Gieskes, J M ^b   Martin, J B ^d   Perez M E ^a,e   Fodrie, F J ^b   Neira, C ^b   Fryer, G J ^f   Mendoza, G ^b   McMillan, P A ^b   Kluesner, J ^a   Adamic, J ^a   Ziebis, W ^g  

^a INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INTEGRATIVE OCEANOGRAPHY DIVISION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^e DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Aleutian margin; Benthic biota; Biogeochemistry; Canyons; Cold seeps; Disturbance; Diversity

Indexed keywords

ALASKA; ALEUTIAN MARGIN; BENTHIC BIOTA; CANYONS; COLD SEEPS; DISTURBANCE; DIVERSITY;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODIVERSITY; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; METHANE; OCEAN HABITATS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLES; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEEPAGE; UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS;

SEDIMENTS;

ABUNDANCE; BENTHOS; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CANYON; COLD SEEP; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CRUSTACEAN; EARTHQUAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FORAMINIFERA; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HETEROGENEITY; ISLAND; POPULATION DECLINE; REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; WATER DEPTH;

ALASKA; ALEUTIAN ISLANDS; FOX ISLANDS; NORTH AMERICA; UNIMAK ISLAND; UNITED STATES;

ANTHOZOA; BIVALVIA; CNIDARIA; CRUSTACEA; CUMACEA; ELPHIDIUM; FORAMINIFERA; HYDROZOA; TANAIDAE;

EID: 68849123699     PISSN: 00796611     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pocean.2008.12.002     Document Type: Article

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