Coral patch seamount (NE Atlantic) - A sedimentological and megafaunal reconnaissance based on video and hydroacoustic surveys

Biogeosciences

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 3421-3443

  Wienberg, C ^a   Wintersteller, P ^a   Beuck, L ^b   Hebbeln, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b SENCKENBERG DEUTSCHES ENTOMOLOGISCHES INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ACOUSTIC SURVEY; BENTHOS; BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS; CORAL; MAPPING; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; SEAFLOOR MAPPING; SEAMOUNT; SEDIMENTOLOGY; VIDEOGRAPHY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST); IBERIAN PENINSULA; MADEIRA; PORTUGAL;

EID: 84880763736     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-10-3421-2013     Document Type: Article

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