Biological characterization of a whale-fall near Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 918-922

  Lundsten, Lonny ^a   Paull, Charles K ^a   Schlining, Kyra L ^a   McGann, Mary ^b   Ussler, William ^a  

^a MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Calyptogena kilmeri; Deep sea biology; Lamellibrachia; Osedax; Whale fall

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC ORGANISMS; BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION; BRITISH COLUMBIA , CANADA; CALIFORNIA; CALYPTOGENA KILMERI; DEEP SEA; DEEP-SEA FAUNA; HIGH-DEFINITION VIDEOS; PACIFIC OCEAN; RAPID DEGRADATION; SEA FLOOR; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUSPENSION FEEDING; VIDEO ANALYSIS; WATER DEPTH;

BONE; OCEANOGRAPHY;

BIOLOGY;

ANNELID; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; BIVALVE; DEEP-SEA BENTHOS; FOSSIL RECORD; PALEONTOLOGY; SEAFLOOR; SESSILE SPECIES; SKELETON; SPECIES RICHNESS; VISUAL ANALYSIS; WATER DEPTH; WHALE;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CALIFORNIA; CANADA; MONTEREY CANYON; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES; VANCOUVER ISLAND;

CALYPTOGENA KILMERI; CETACEA; CNIDARIA; LAMELLIBRACHIA; OSEDAX;

EID: 77954860137     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2010.04.006     Document Type: Article

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