Lower bathyal and abyssal distribution of coral in the axial volcanic ridge of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge at 45°N

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 62, Issue , 2012, Pages 32-39

  Morris, Kirsty ^a   Tyler, Paul A ^a   Murton, Bramley ^b   Rogers, Alex D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corals; Gorgonians; Mid Atlantic Ridge; Octocorals; Rock

Indexed keywords

ARC GIS; BENTHIC FAUNAS; CORAL COMMUNITY; CORALS; DEEP-SEA FLOOR; FINE SEDIMENTS; FLAT ROCKS; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GORGONIANS; MID ATLANTIC RIDGE; MID-OCEAN RIDGES; OCTOCORALS; SOFT SEDIMENTS; SOLID SUBSTRATA; VIDEO FOOTAGE;

ANIMALS; ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; VOLCANOES;

ROCKS;

ABUNDANCE; ABYSSAL PLAIN; BATHYAL ZONE; CORAL; DEEP SEA; FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GIS; LARVA; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; ROCKY SHORE; SAMPLING; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE;

ALCYONARIA; ANTHOZOA; GORGONACEA; PENNATULIDAE; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 84856049647     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2011.11.009     Document Type: Article

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