Seasonal fluctuations of deep megabenthos: Finding evidence of standing stock accumulation in a flux-rich continental slope

Progress in Oceanography

Volumn 118, Issue , 2013, Pages 188-198

  Tecchio, Samuele ^a   Ramírez Llodra, Eva ^a   Aguzzi, Jacopo ^a   Sanchez Vidal, Anna ^b   Flexas, M Mar ^c,d   Sardà, Francisco ^a   Company, Joan B ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

^d CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLAGE COMPOSITION; BENTHIC MEGAFAUNA; BIOMASS ACCUMULATION; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; INTERANNUAL VARIATION; SEASONAL FLUCTUATIONS; SEASONAL VARIATION; WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN;

BIODIVERSITY; COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING; FISHERIES; SENSORS; SUBMARINES;

BIOMASS;

ANNUAL VARIATION; BENTHOS; BIOACCUMULATION; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; HABITAT TYPE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STOCK ASSESSMENT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

CATALAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 84888060613     PISSN: 00796611     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pocean.2013.07.015     Document Type: Article

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