Polychaete species diversity on the west antarctic peninsula deep continental shelf

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 428, Issue , 2011, Pages 119-134

  Neal, L ^a   Mincks Hardy, S L ^b   Smith, C R ^c   Glover, A G ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Annelida; Aurospio; Biodiversity; Marine benthos; Polychaeta; Southern Ocean

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ABYSSAL ZONE; BATHYAL ZONE; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DOMINANCE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; POLYCHAETE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES EVENNESS; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; ANTARCTICA; ANVERS ISLAND; SOUTHERN OCEAN; WEST ANTARCTICA;

ANNELIDA; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 79955662248     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps09012     Document Type: Article

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