Influence of foundation species, depth, and location on diversity and community composition at Gulf of Mexico lower-slope cold seeps

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 57, Issue 21-23, 2010, Pages 1870-1881

  Cordes, Erik E ^a   Becker, Erin L ^b   Hourdez, Stephane ^c   Fisher, Charles R ^b  

^a Temple University   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STATION BIOLOGIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Bathymodiolus; Biodiversity; Biogeography; Escarpia; Lamellibrachia; Rarefaction curves; Vestimentifera

Indexed keywords

BATHYMODIOLUS; BIOGEOGRAPHY; ESCARPIA; LAMELLIBRACHIA; RAREFACTION CURVE; VESTIMENTIFERA;

ECOLOGY;

BIODIVERSITY;

ANNELID; BATHYMETRY; BIODIVERSITY; BIOGEOGRAPHY; BIVALVE; COLD SEEP; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DOMINANCE; ENDEMIC SPECIES; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SURVEY; WATER DEPTH;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

ALVINOCARIS MURICOLA; BATHYMODIOLUS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); ESCARPIA; LAMELLIBRACHIA; TUBICOLAE; VESTIMENTIFERA;

EID: 78349304771     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2010.05.010     Document Type: Article

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