Community structure and ecological function of deep-water sponge grounds in the Traenadypet MPA-Northern Norwegian continental shelf

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 69, Issue , 2013, Pages 21-30

  Kutti, Tina ^a   Bannister, Raymond John ^a   Fosså, Jan Helge ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Geodia barretti; Pumping rates; Respiration; Sponge aggregation; Sponge bed; Vulnerable marine ecosystems (VME)

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONTINENTAL SHELF; CORAL REEF; DEEP SEA; DOMINANCE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ESTIMATION METHOD; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PROTECTED AREA; SPONGE;

NORWAY;

EID: 84885054050     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2013.09.011     Document Type: Article

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