Effect of a physical disturbance event on deep-sea nematode community structure and ecosystem function

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 440, Issue , 2013, Pages 35-41

  Leduc, Daniel ^a,b   Pilditch, Conrad A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Chatham Rise; Continental slope; Laboratory experiment; Meiofauna; Resilience

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; DEEP SEA; DISTURBANCE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; MEIOFAUNA; MORTALITY; NEMATODE; OXYGEN; RESUSPENSION; SEDIMENT CORE; SHALLOW WATER; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

CHATHAM RISE; PACIFIC OCEAN;

NEMATODA; SABATIERIA; STILBONEMATINAE;

EID: 84871393930     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2012.11.015     Document Type: Article

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