Elucidating trophic pathways in benthic deep-sea assemblages of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge north and south of the Charlie-Gibbs Fracture Zone

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 463, Issue , 2012, Pages 89-103

  Reid, William D K ^a   Wigham, Ben D ^a   McGill, Rona A R ^b   Polunin, Nicholas V C ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bentho pelagic coupling; Carbon; Food web; Marine sediment; Mid ocean ridge; Nitrogen

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC-PELAGIC COUPLING; CARBON ISOTOPE; DEEP-SEA BENTHOS; DEPOSIT FEEDING; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FOOD WEB; FRACTURE ZONE; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; MARINE SEDIMENT; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SCAVENGING (FEEDING); STABLE ISOTOPE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE;

CRUSTACEA; PISCES;

EID: 84865744438     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps09863     Document Type: Article

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