Role of deep sponge grounds in the Mediterranean Sea: A case study in southern Italy

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 687, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 163-177

  Bo, Marzia ^a   Bertolino, Marco ^a   Bavestrello, Giorgio ^a   Canese, Simonepietro ^b   Giusti, Michela ^b   Angiolillo, Michela ^b   Pansini, Maurizio ^c   Taviani, Marco ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND RESEARCH ISPRA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^d ISMAR CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Deep benthos; Mediterranean Sea; Pelagic benthic coupling; Porifera

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BENTHIC-PELAGIC COUPLING; BENTHOS; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; HABITAT TYPE; HOMOGENEITY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; ORGANIC MATTER; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPONGE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WATER DEPTH;

ADRIATIC SEA; IONIAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ANTHOZOA; CIDARIDAE; ECHINODERMATA; ECHINOIDEA; INVERTEBRATA; MADREPORA OCULATA; PACHASTRELLA MONILIFERA; POECILLASTRA COMPRESSA; PORIFERA; SCLERACTINIA; ZOANTHIDEA;

EID: 84859156648     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-011-0964-1     Document Type: Article

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