Benthic species diversity along a depth gradient: Boston Harbor to Lydonia Canyon

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 56, Issue 19-20, 2009, Pages 1763-1774

  Maciolek, Nancy J ^a   Smith, Woollcott K ^b  

^a AECOM   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Continental shelf; Continental slope; Expected species diversity; Georges Bank; Log series alpha; Massachusetts Bay

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SHELF; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; EXPECTED SPECIES DIVERSITY; GEORGES BANK; LOG-SERIES ALPHA; MASSACHUSETTS BAY;

BENTHOS; BIODIVERSITY; COASTAL SEDIMENT; COASTAL ZONE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONTINENTAL SHELF; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; SAMPLING; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

BOSTON HARBOR; MASSACHUSETTS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 69949129817     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2009.05.031     Document Type: Article

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