Influence of seep emission on the non-symbiont-bearing fauna and vagrant species at an active giant pockmark in the Gulf of Guinea (Congo-Angola margin)

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 56, Issue 23, 2009, Pages 2380-2393

  Olu, K ^a   Caprais, J C ^a   Galeron J ^a   Causse, R ^b   von Cosel, R ^b   Budzinski, H ^c   Ménach, K Le ^c   Roux, C Le ^d   Levache D ^e   Khripounoff, A ^a   Sibuet, M ^a  

^a IFREMER   (France)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^d SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^e TOTAL   (France)

Author keywords

Atlantic Equatorial African margin; Cold seep; Congo Angola margin; Isotopic signature; Megafauna; Vagrant species

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE AREA; BIOMASS ESTIMATION; CARBON AND NITROGEN; CARBONATE CONCRETION; CENTRAL ZONE; COLD SEEPS; DOMINANT SPECIES; FOOD SOURCES; GULF OF GUINEA; HIGH VARIABILITY; HIGH-DENSITY; ISOTOPIC SIGNATURES; MEAN DENSITY; MEGAFAUNA; MEGAFAUNA SPECIES; METHANE CONCENTRATIONS; METHANE FLUXES; MULTI VARIATE ANALYSIS; ORGANIC MATTER; PRIMARY CONSUMERS; SIBOGLINIDAE; SOFT SEDIMENTS; STABLE ISOTOPES; TROPHIC LEVEL; TUBEWORMS;

BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL); BIOMASS; DECISION MAKING; FISHERIES; GAS EMISSIONS; GAS HYDRATES; ISOTOPES; LEAKAGE (FLUID); METHANATION; METHANE; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SEAWATER;

ECOLOGY;

COLD SEEP; DIET; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POCKMARK; POLYCHAETE; REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLE; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF GUINEA;

ALVINOCARIDIDAE; BIVALVIA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); ECHINOIDA; GALATHEIDAE; GASTROPODA; HOLOTHUROIDEA; MYTILIDAE; OPHIDIIDAE; PISCES; POLYCHAETA; SIBOGLINIDAE; SYNAPTIDAE; TUBICOLAE; VESICOMYIDAE; ZOARCIDAE;

EID: 71749108991     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2009.04.017     Document Type: Article

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