Shelf and deep-sea sedimentary environments and physical benthic disturbance regimes: A review and synthesis

Marine Geology

Volumn 353, Issue , 2014, Pages 169-184

  Harris, Peter T ^a  

^a Australian Geol Surv Organisation   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abyssal; Benthic storm; Bottom currents; Continental shelf; Continental slope; Disturbance regime; Intermediate disturbance hypothesis; Physical sedimentology; Seafloor; Turbidity

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; OCEAN CURRENTS; PRESSES (MACHINE TOOLS); SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STORMS; TURBIDITY;

ABYSSAL; BOTTOM CURRENT; CONTINENTAL SHELVES; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; DISTURBANCE REGIME; INTERMEDIATE DISTURBANCE HYPOTHESIS; SEA FLOOR;

MODELS;

ABYSSAL ZONE; BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; BOTTOM CURRENT; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; CONTINENTAL SHELF; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; INTERMEDIATE DISTURBANCE HYPOTHESIS; PHYSICAL DISTURBANCE; SEAFLOOR; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STORM; TURBIDITY; WIND PROFILE;

EID: 84900477864     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2014.03.023     Document Type: Review

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