Is there a distinct continental slope fauna in the Antarctic?

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 58, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 91-104

  Kaiser, Stefanie ^a   Griffiths, Huw J ^b   Barnes, David K A ^b   Brandão, Simone N ^a   Brandt, Angelika ^a   O'Brien, Philip E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Benthos; Diversity; Geomorphology; Glacial refuges; Scotia Sea; Weddell Sea

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; DIVERSITY; GLACIAL REFUGES; SCOTIA SEA; WEDDELL SEA;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; BATHYMETRY; BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; FISHERIES; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; LANDFORMS; OCEANOGRAPHY; ORGANIC CARBON; SEA ICE;

ANIMALS;

ABYSSAL ZONE; ADAPTIVE RADIATION; BENTHOS; COLONIZATION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; DATA SET; DATABASE; DEEP WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GLACIATION; PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY; REFUGE; SHELF BREAK; TAXONOMY; TRANSITION ZONE;

ANTARCTICA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; SCOTIA SEA; SOUTHERN OCEAN; WEDDELL SEA;

BRYOZOA; CRUSTACEA; ECHINODERMATA; ECHINOIDA; ISOPODA; OSTRACODA;

EID: 79851483341     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2010.05.017     Document Type: Article

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