The ecosystem of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge at the sub-polar front and Charlie-Gibbs Fracture Zone; ECO-MAR project strategy and description of the sampling programme 2007-2010

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 98, Issue , 2013, Pages 220-230

  Priede, Imants G ^a   Billett, David S M ^b   Brierley, Andrew S ^c   Hoelzel, A Rus ^d   Inall, Mark ^e   Miller, Peter I ^f   Cousins, Nicola J ^a   Shields, Mark A ^a   Fujii, Toyonobu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^d DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^f PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bathymetry; Benthic; Charlie Gibbs; Marine protected area; Mid ocean ridge; North Atlantic; Pelagic; Remotely operated vehicle; Trawling

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC; CHARLIE-GIBBS; MARINE PROTECTED AREA; MID-OCEAN RIDGES; NORTH ATLANTIC; PELAGIC; TRAWLING;

ANIMALS; BATHYMETRY; CONSERVATION; FISHERIES; REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLES; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

SURVEYS;

EDDY; FRACTURE ZONE; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; PELAGIC ECOSYSTEM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; REMOTE SENSING; SAMPLING; SEAMOUNT; SEDIMENT TRAP; SURVEYING; SWATH BATHYMETRY; WATER FLOW; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE;

EID: 84888205107     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2013.06.012     Document Type: Article

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