Deep-water scleractinian corals promote higher biodiversity in deep-sea meiofaunal assemblages along continental margins

Biological Conservation

Volumn 143, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1687-1700

  Bongiorni, L ^a   Mea, M ^a   Gambi, C ^a   Pusceddu, A ^a   Taviani, M ^b   Danovaro, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b ISMAR CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coral rubble; Deep sea conservation; Deep water scleractinian corals; Mediterranean Sea; Nematode diversity; North eastern Atlantic

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CORAL; DEEP-SEA BENTHOS; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; MEIOFAUNA; NEMATODE; NUTRITIVE VALUE; REFUGE; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CAPO SANTA MARIA DI LEUCA; ITALY; LECCE; PUGLIA; ROCKALL BANK;

ANTHOZOA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 77955674412     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2010.04.009     Document Type: Article

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