Polychaete abundance, biomass and diversity patterns at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, North Atlantic Ocean

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 98, Issue , 2013, Pages 315-325

  Shields, Mark A ^a   Blanco Perez, Raimundo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomass; Diversity; Macrofauna; Mid Atlantic Ridge; North Atlantic Ocean; Polychaete

Indexed keywords

DIVERSITY; MACROFAUNA; MID ATLANTIC RIDGE; NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN; POLYCHAETE;

BIOMASS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

ABUNDANCE; BATHYAL ZONE; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FAUNA; HABITAT STRUCTURE; IDENTIFICATION KEY; MACROBENTHOS; POLYCHAETE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SEDIMENT CORE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE;

POLYCHAETA;

EID: 84888204131     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2013.04.010     Document Type: Article

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