Bathyal polychaete assemblages in the region of the Subtropical Front, Chatham Rise, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1121-1135

  Probert, P K ^a   Glasby, C J ^b   Grove, S L ^a,d   Paavo, B L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY   (Australia)

^c Benthic Science Limited   (New Zealand)

^d NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Benthos; Community composition; Continental slope; Oceanic fronts; Polychaeta; Sw pacific ocean

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; FAUNISTICS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCEANIC FRONT; POLYCHAETE; POPULATION DENSITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SUBTROPICAL REGION; WATER DEPTH;

CHATHAM RISE; NEW ZEALAND; PACIFIC OCEAN;

AGLAOPHAMUS VERRILLI; ARICIDEA; CAPITELLIDAE; CHLOEIA; CIRRATULIDAE; COSSURA; DIPOLYDORA; KEBUITA; LEIOCHRUS; LEVINSENIA; LINOPHERUS; LUMBRINERIS; MONTICELLINA; NAINERIS; NOTOMASTUS; ORBINIIDAE; PARADONEIS; PARAONELLA; PARAONIDAE; POLYCHAETA; PRIONOSPIO EHLERSI; SPIONIDAE; SYLLIDAE;

EID: 79751524575     PISSN: 00288330     EISSN: 11758805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288330.2009.9626535     Document Type: Article

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