Selective settlement of deep-sea canyon nematodes after resuspension - an experimental approach

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 441, Issue , 2013, Pages 110-116

  Lins, Lidia ^a,b   Vanreusel, Ann ^a   van Campenhout, Jelle ^a   Ingels, Jeroen ^a,c  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^c PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deep sea; Nematodes; Resuspension; Settlement

Indexed keywords

ALGA; BACTERIUM; BENTHOS; CANYON; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DEEP SEA; DISPERSAL; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NEMATODE; PELAGIC ENVIRONMENT; PHEROMONE; RESUSPENSION; SULFIDE; WATER COLUMN; WATER DEPTH;

EID: 84873940355     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2013.01.021     Document Type: Article

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