The influence of geological, geochemical, and biogenic habitat heterogeneity on seep biodiversity

Marine Ecology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 51-65

  Cordes, Erik E ^a   Cunha, Marina R ^b   Galéron, Joëlle ^c   Mora, Camilo ^d   Olu Le Roy, Karine ^c   Sibuet, Myriam ^e   Van Gaever, Saskia ^f   Vanreusel, Ann ^f   Levin, Lisa A ^d  

^a Temple University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^c IFREMER   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e Institut Oceanographique de Paris   (France)

^f GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Beta diversity; Chemosynthetic communities; Cold seep; Continental margin; Macrofauna; Meiofauna; Metacommunity; Species accumulation

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CHEMOSYNTHESIS; COLD SEEP; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; FLUID FLOW; GEOCHEMISTRY; HABITAT; HETEROGENEITY; MEIOFAUNA; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SUBSTRATE;

BIVALVIA; SIBOGLINIDAE; VESICOMYIDAE;

EID: 78649465780     PISSN: 01739565     EISSN: 14390485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0485.2009.00334.x     Document Type: Article

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