Abundance and diversity of epibenthic amphipods (Crustacea) from contrasting bathyal habitats

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 62, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-9

  Knox, Matthew A ^a   Hogg, Ian D ^a   Pilditch, Conrad A ^a   Lörz, Anne Nina ^b   Nodder, Scott D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Challenger Plateau; Chatham Rise; Community composition; Macrofauna; New Zealand; Subtropical Front

Indexed keywords

CHALLENGER PLATEAU; CHATHAM RISE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; MACROFAUNA; NEW ZEALAND; SUBTROPICAL FRONT;

CHLOROPHYLL; PRODUCTIVITY;

ECOSYSTEMS;

ABUNDANCE; AMPHIPOD; BATHYAL ZONE; BENTHIC-PELAGIC COUPLING; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CHLOROPHYLL A; PELAGIC ECOSYSTEM; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUBMARINE RIDGE; SUBTROPICAL REGION; SURFACE WATER;

CHALLENGER PLATEAU; CHATHAM RISE; NEW ZEALAND; PACIFIC OCEAN; TASMAN SEA;

AMPHIPODA; CRUSTACEA; PHOXOCEPHALIDAE;

EID: 84855814426     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2011.12.011     Document Type: Article

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