Submarine mass transport within monterey canyon: Benthic disturbance controls on the distribution of chemosynthetic biological communities

Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences - 4th International Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 229-246

  Paull, C K ^a   Schlining, B ^a   Ussler III, W ^a   Lundsten, E ^a   Barry, J P ^a   Caress, D W ^a   Johnson, J E ^b   McGann, M ^c  

^a MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Canyons; Chemosynthetic biological communities; Disturbance fauna; Turbidites

Indexed keywords

EROSION; SUBMARINES;

CANYONS; CHEMOSYNTHETIC BIOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES; DISTURBANCE FAUNA; ENVIRONMENTAL STABILITY; GEOCHEMICAL CONDITIONS; MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTES; REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLES (ROV); TURBIDITES;

REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLES;

EID: 83655163361     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-3071-9_19     Document Type: Conference Paper

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