The benthopelagic fish fauna on the summit of Seine Seamount, NE Atlantic: Composition, population structure and diets

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 56, Issue 25, 2009, Pages 2705-2712

  Christiansen, Bernd ^a   Martin, Bettina ^a   Hirch, Stefanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Benthopelagic fish; Diet; NE Atlantic; Population structure; Seamounts

Indexed keywords

AGE GROUPS; FISH DIETS; FISH FAUNA; FISH SPECIES; POPULATION STRUCTURES; SEAMOUNT EFFECTS; SIZE CLASS; STOMACH CONTENT ANALYSIS;

BIOMASS; ECOLOGY; FISHERIES; FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; MEATS; NUTRITION;

FISH;

BENTHOS; BIOMASS; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PREY PREFERENCE; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SEAMOUNT; STOMACH CONTENT; TELEOST; WATER DEPTH;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST);

ANTHIAS; CAPROS APER; CENTRACANTHUS CIRRUS; COPEPODA; MACRORAMPHOSUS; PISCES;

EID: 71849091386     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2008.12.032     Document Type: Article

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