Temporal changes in deep-sea sponge populations are correlated to changes in surface climate and food supply

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 70, Issue , 2012, Pages 36-41

  Kahn, Amanda S ^a,b,d   Ruhl, Henry A ^a,c   Smith, Kenneth L ^a  

^a MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b MOSS LANDING MARINE LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hexactinellida; NOI; NPGO; Particulate organic carbon; Pelagic benthic coupling; Porifera

Indexed keywords

HEXACTINELLIDA; NOI; NPGO; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; PELAGIC-BENTHIC COUPLING; PORIFERA;

FOOD SUPPLY;

ABYSSAL ZONE; ANNUAL VARIATION; BODY SIZE; CARBON FLUX; DEEP SEA; FOOD SUPPLY; MORPHOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); REGENERATION; SESSILE SPECIES; SPONGE; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

HEXACTINELLIDA; PORIFERA;

EID: 84867657175     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2012.08.001     Document Type: Article

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