Organic matter composition and macrofaunal diversity in sediments of the Condor Seamount (Azores, NE Atlantic)

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 98, Issue PA, 2013, Pages 75-86

  Bongiorni, Lucia ^a,b   Ravara, Ascensão ^c   Parretti, Paola ^a   Santos, Ricardo S ^a   Rodrigues, Clara F ^c   Amaro, Teresa ^c,d   Cunha, Marina R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCES   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^d NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Azores; Biodiversity; Deep sea sediments; Macrofauna; Organic Matter; Seamount

Indexed keywords

AZORES; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DEEP SEA SEDIMENT; HYDRODYNAMIC CONDITIONS; MACROFAUNA; ORGANIC MATTER COMPOSITIONS; SEAMOUNT; SEDIMENTARY ENVIRONMENT;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SEDIMENTS;

SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONDITIONING; DEEP-SEA SEDIMENT; ORGANIC MATTER; SAMPLING; SEAFLOOR; SEAMOUNT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST); AZORES; PORTUGAL;

EID: 84889081046     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2013.08.006     Document Type: Article

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