Distribution of Hydrocorals Along the George v Slope, East Antarctica

Seafloor Geomorphology as Benthic Habitat

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 717-726

  Post, Alexandra L ^a   O'Brien, Philip E ^a   Beaman, Robin J ^b   Riddle, Martin J ^c   De Santis, Laura ^d   Rintoul, Stephen R ^e  

^a Marine and Coastal Environment Group   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

^d ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OCEANOGRAFIA E DI GEOFISICA SPERIMENTALE OGS   (Italy)

^e CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Continental slope; Hydrocorals; Oceanographic processes; Submarine canyons; Vulnerable Marine Ecosystem

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884449707     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-385140-6.00052-9     Document Type: Chapter

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