Community structure comparisons of lower slope hydrocarbon seeps, northern Gulf of Mexico

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 57, Issue 21-23, 2010, Pages 1904-1915

  MacDonald, I R ^a   Smith, M ^b   Huffer, F W ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Gulf of Mexico Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Gulf of Mexico; Hydrocarbon seeps; Photographic surveys; Tubeworms

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL MATS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURES; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; GULF OF MEXICO; HIGH RESOLUTION; HYDROCARBON SEEPS; NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO; PHOTOGRAPHIC SURVEYS; STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES; STATISTICAL POWER; STUDY DESIGN; TAXONOMIC RESOLUTION; TUBEWORMS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIOLOGY; CARBONATION; HYDROCARBONS; LAKES; SEISMIC DESIGN;

SURVEYS;

ABUNDANCE; AMPLITUDE; ANNELID; BACTERIUM; BIVALVE; CARBONATE; CHEMOSYNTHESIS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; HABITAT TYPE; HYDROCARBON SEEP; PHOTOGRAPHY; REFLECTANCE; REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLE; RESOLUTION; SAMPLING; TAXONOMY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ECHINOIDEA; GORGONACEA; TUBICOLAE;

EID: 78349267128     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2010.09.002     Document Type: Article

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