Environmental drivers of megafaunal assemblage composition and biomass distribution over mainland and insular slopes of the Balearic Basin (Western Mediterranean)

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 78, Issue , 2013, Pages 79-94

  Fanelli, E ^a   Cartes, J E ^b   Papiol, V ^b   Lopez Perez C ^b  

^a Marine Environment Research Centre ENEA Santa Teresa   (Italy)

^b INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Assemblage structure; Bathyal communities; Benthic megafauna; Environmental variables; Food supply; Meso scale variations

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLAGE COMPOSITION; ASSEMBLAGE STRUCTURE; BENTHIC MEGAFAUNA; ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES; HYDROGRAPHIC CONDITIONS; MESOSCALE; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES;

ECOSYSTEMS; ENERGY TRANSFER; FISH; FISHERIES; FOOD SUPPLY;

BIOMASS;

BENTHOS; BIOMASS; BOTTOM TRAWLING; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEEP SEA; FOOD SUPPLY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MARINE SEDIMENT; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PREY AVAILABILITY; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

BALEARIC ISLANDS; BALEARIC SEA; CATALONIA; MAJORCA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SPAIN;

EID: 84879583771     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2013.04.009     Document Type: Article

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