First insights into the structure and environmental setting of cold-seep communities in the Marmara Sea

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1120-1136

  Ritt, Bénédicte ^a   Sarrazin, Jozée ^a   Caprais, Jean Claude ^a   Noël, Philippe ^a   Gauthier, Olivier ^a,b   Pierre, Catherine ^c   Henry, Pierre ^d   Desbruyères, Daniel ^a  

^a IFREMER   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^d CEREGE   (France)

Author keywords

Benthic fauna; Biological diversity; Chemosynthetic; Cold seep; Environmental conditions; Marmara Sea

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; CARBONATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEMS; FLOW VELOCITY; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; SEAWATER; SEDIMENTS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

BENTHIC FAUNAS; CHEMOSYNTHETIC; COLD SEEPS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; MARMARA SEA;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

AUTHIGENESIS; BENTHOS; BIOTURBATION; BIVALVE; BRACKISH WATER; CHEMOSYNTHESIS; COLD SEEP; FAUNISTICS; FLUID FLOW; MICROBIAL MAT; MICROHABITAT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORTH ANATOLIAN FAULT; SEAFLOOR; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES EVENNESS; TAXONOMY;

SEA OF MARMARA; TURKEY;

BIVALVIA; VESICOMYIDAE;

EID: 77955711782     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2010.05.011     Document Type: Article

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