Structure and drivers of cold seep ecosystems

Oceanography

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 92-109

  Foucher, Jean Paul ^a   Westbrook, Graham K ^b   Boetius, Antje ^c   Ceramicola, Silvia ^d   Dupré, Stéphanie ^e   Mascle, Jean ^f   Mienert, Jürgen ^g   Pfannkuche, Olaf ^h   Pierre, Catherine ^e   Praeg, Daniel ^d  

^a IFREMER   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN   (Germany)

^d ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OCEANOGRAFIA E DI GEOFISICA SPERIMENTALE OGS   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

^f LABORATOIRE D OCÉANOGRAPHIE DE VILLEFRANCHE   (France)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^h GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

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EID: 78649263741     PISSN: 10428275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5670/oceanog.2009.11     Document Type: Article

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