Biodiversity and distribution of the genus Gromia (Protista, Rhizaria) in the deep Weddell Sea (Southern Ocean)

Polar Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 69-81

  Rothe, Nina ^a   Gooday, Andrew J ^a   Cedhagen, Tomas ^b   Hughes, J Alan ^a  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

ANDEEP; Bathymetric distribution; Biogeography; Morphological diversity; Taxonomic diversity

Indexed keywords

ABYSSAL ZONE; BATHYAL ZONE; BATHYMETRIC SURVEY; BIODIVERSITY; CARBON CYCLE; DEEP SEA; EUKARYOTE; INGESTION RATE; MORPHOLOGY; ORGANIC MATTER; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT; TAXONOMY;

SOUTHERN OCEAN; WEDDELL SEA;

GROMIA; GROMIIDAE; PROTISTA; RHIZARIA;

EID: 78751633055     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-010-0859-z     Document Type: Article

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