High densities and depth-associated changes of epibenthic megafauna along the aleutian margin from 2000-4200m

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1517-1527

  Fodrie, F J ^a,b   Levin, L A ^a   Rathburn, A E ^b  

^a INTEGRATIVE OCEANOGRAPHY DIVISION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aleutian margin; Archibenthal zone of transition; Community composition; Deep sea photographs; Density; Diversity; Echinodermata; Megafauna; TowCam; Unimak

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; ECHINODERM; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; HABITAT QUALITY; IMAGING METHOD; POPULATION DENSITY; SPECIES EVENNESS; SPECIES RICHNESS; TECTONICS; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; ZOOBENTHOS;

ALEUTIAN MARGIN; PACIFIC OCEAN;

ECHINODERMATA; ECHINOIDA; HOLOTHUROIDEA; OPHIUROIDEA;

EID: 77953613112     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315409000903     Document Type: Article

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