Bathyal demersal fishes of Charlie Gibbs Fracture Zone region (49-54°N) of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, I: Results from trawl surveys

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 98, Issue , 2013, Pages 388-396

  Cousins, Nicola J ^a   Shields, Mark A ^a   Crockard, Deborah ^a   Priede, Imants G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Demersal fish; Mid Atlantic Ridge; Trawling

Indexed keywords

DEMERSAL FISH; MARGIN SETTING; MID ATLANTIC RIDGE; NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN; POPULATION DENSITIES; SPECIES COMPOSITION; SPECIES RICHNESS; TRAWLING;

FISH; OCEANOGRAPHY; POPULATION STATISTICS;

FISHERIES;

ABUNDANCE; BATHYAL ZONE; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DEMERSAL FISH; FRACTURE ZONE; POPULATION DENSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TRAWLING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE;

ANTIMORA ROSTRATA; CORYPHAENOIDES BREVIBARBIS; HALOSAUROPSIS MACROCHIR; PISCES;

EID: 84888204036     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2013.08.012     Document Type: Article

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