Deep-sea surface-dwelling enteropneusts from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge: Their ecology, distribution and mode of life

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 98, Issue , 2013, Pages 374-387

  Jones, Daniel O B ^a   Alt, Claudia H S ^a   Priede, Imants G ^b   Reid, William D K ^c   Wigham, Benjamin D ^c   Billett, David S M ^a   Gebruk, Andrey V ^d   Rogacheva, Antonina ^d   Gooday, Andrew J ^a  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d SHIRSHOV INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Acorn worms; Allapasus isidis; Benthic; Hemichordates; Mid Atlantic Ridge; Photograph; Remotely operated vehicle; Tergivelum cinnabarinum; Yoda purpurata

Indexed keywords

ACORN WORMS; ALLAPASUS ISIDIS; BENTHIC; HEMICHORDATES; MID ATLANTIC RIDGE; PHOTOGRAPH; TERGIVELUM CINNABARINUM; YODA PURPURATA;

ECOLOGY; HOUSING; ISOTOPES; REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLES;

POPULATION DISTRIBUTION;

ABUNDANCE; BIOTURBATION; CARBON FLUX; DEEP-SEA BENTHOS; POPULATION DENSITY; REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLE; SEAFLOOR; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE;

ENTEROPNEUSTA; HEMICHORDATA;

EID: 84888203936     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2013.05.009     Document Type: Article

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