Deep-pelagic (0-3000m) fish assemblage structure over the Mid-Atlantic Ridge in the area of the Charlie-Gibbs Fracture Zone

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 98, Issue , 2013, Pages 279-291

  Cook, April B ^a   Sutton, Tracey T ^a   Galbraith, John K ^b   Vecchione, Michael ^c  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^b NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bathypelagic zone; Mesopelagic zone; Midwater fish; Species diversity; Vertical distribution; Vertical migration

Indexed keywords

BATHYPELAGIC ZONE; MESOPELAGIC ZONE; MIDWATER FISHES; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS; VERTICAL MIGRATION;

BIODIVERSITY; DIGITAL VOLTMETERS; ECOSYSTEMS; FISHERIES; OCEAN HABITATS; SURVEYS;

FISH;

BIOME; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DEEP-SEA FISHERY; DIEL VARIATION; FRACTURE ZONE; NEKTON; PELAGIC FISH; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SAMPLING; TRAWLING; WATER DEPTH;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; MASSACHUSETTS; MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE; NORWAY; SPECTACLE POND; UNITED STATES;

CEPHALOPODA; CYCLOTHONE MICRODON; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); EUPHAUSIACEA; GONOSTOMATIDAE; PISCES;

EID: 84888199433     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2012.09.003     Document Type: Article

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