Distribution and diversity of desmosomatid and nannoniscid isopods (Crustacea) on the Greenland-Iceland-Faeroe Ridge

Polar Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 515-530

  Brix, Saskia ^a   Svavarsson, Jörundur ^b  

^a German Centre for Marine Biodiversity Research (DZMB)   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

BIOICE; Desmosomatidae; Greenland Iceland Faeroe Ridge; Iceland; Isopoda; Nannoniscidae; Water mass

Indexed keywords

ISOPOD; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; SPECIES RICHNESS; TOPOGRAPHY; WATER MASS;

ARCTIC; ATLANTIC OCEAN; GREENLAND; ICELAND-FAROE RIDGE;

CRUSTACEA; DESMOSOMATIDAE; ISOPODA; NANNONISCIDAE;

EID: 77952424310     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-009-0729-8     Document Type: Article

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