Latitudinal and bathymetric patterns in the distribution and abundance of mesopelagic fish in the Scotia Sea

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 59-60, Issue , 2012, Pages 189-198

  Collins, Martin A ^a,b   Stowasser, Gabriele ^a   Fielding, Sophie ^a   Shreeve, Rachel ^a   Xavier, José C ^c   Venables, Hugh J ^a   Enderlein, Peter ^a   Cherel, Yves ^d   Van de Putte, Anton ^e  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^d CNRS   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bathylagidae; Biomass; Myctophid; Myctophidae; Southern Ocean

Indexed keywords

ANTARCTIC POLAR FRONTS; ANTARCTICA; BATHYLAGIDAE; CARBON EXPORT; COLD WATERS; DEEP OCEAN; KEY COMPONENT; MESOPELAGIC FISH; MESOPELAGIC ZONE; MYCTOPHID; MYCTOPHIDAE; PELAGIC ECOSYSTEM; SCOTIA SEA; SOUTHERN OCEAN; SPECIES COMPOSITION; TELEOST FISH; VERTICAL MIGRATION;

BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEMS; FISH; OCEAN HABITATS;

POPULATION DISTRIBUTION;

ABUNDANCE; BATHYMETRIC SURVEY; BIOMASS; DEEP SEA; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; MESOPELAGIC ZONE; PELAGIC ECOSYSTEM; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; TELEOST; TRANSECT; VERTICAL MIGRATION; ZOOPLANKTON;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; SCOTIA SEA; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

BATHYLAGINAE; BATHYLAGUS ANTARCTICUS; ELECTRONA ANTARCTICA; ELECTRONA CARLSBERGI; GYMNOSCOPELUS BRAUERI; KREFFTICHTHYS ANDERSSONI; MYCTOPHIDAE; PROTOMYCTOPHUM BOLINI; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 84855966526     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2011.07.003     Document Type: Article

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