Harpacticoida (Crustacea: Copepoda) associated with cold-water coral substrates in the Porcupine Seabight (NE Atlantic): Species composition, diversity and reflections on the origin of the fauna;Harpacticoídeos (Crustacea: Copepoda) asociados a sustratos de corales de aguas frías en Porcupine Seabight (NE Atlántico): Composición específica, diversidad y reflexiones sobre el origen de la fauna

Scientia Marina

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 747-760

  Gheerardyn, Hendrik ^a   de Troch, Marleen ^a   Vincx, Magda ^a   Vanreusel, Ann ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cold water corals; Harpacticoid copepods; North east Atlantic; Porcupine Seabight; Species composition

Indexed keywords

COLD WATER; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CORAL REEF; CRUSTACEAN; EPIFAUNA; MICROHABITAT; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES EVENNESS; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST); PORCUPINE SEABIGHT;

AMEIRIDAE; ANTHOZOA; ARGESTIDAE; COPEPODA; CRUSTACEA; ECTINOSOMATIDAE; HARPACTICOIDA; LOPHELIA PERTUSA;

EID: 70349494072     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: 18868134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2009.73n4743     Document Type: Article

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