Distribution and spatial variation of hydrothermal faunal assemblages at Lucky Strike (Mid-Atlantic Ridge) revealed by high-resolution video image analysis

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 56, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2026-2040

  Cuvelier, Daphne ^a   Sarrazin, Jozée ^b   Colaço, Ana ^a   Copley, Jon ^c   Desbruyères, Daniel ^b   Glover, Adrian G ^d   Tyler, Paul ^c   Serrão Santos, Ricardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

^b IFREMER   (France)

^c NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^d DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community structure; Faunal assemblages; Hydrothermal vent; Lucky Strike; Mid Atlantic Ridge; Spatial distribution; Vent ecology; Video analysis

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURES; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; LUCKY STRIKE; MID ATLANTIC RIDGE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; VIDEO ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BUILDINGS; ECOLOGY; HOT SPRINGS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; OCEANOGRAPHY; PATIENT MONITORING; PHOTOGRAPHY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TOWERS;

VENTS;

BIVALVE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CRUSTACEAN; HABITAT QUALITY; HYDROTHERMAL ORGANISM; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PATCHINESS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; LUCKY STRIKE FIELD; MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE;

ALVINOCARIDIDAE; BATHYMODIOLUS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 71749109766     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2009.06.006     Document Type: Article

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