Abyssal hills - hidden source of increased habitat heterogeneity, benthic megafaunal biomass and diversity in the deep sea

Progress in Oceanography

Volumn 137, Issue , 2015, Pages 209-218

  Durden, Jennifer M ^a   Bett, Brian J ^a   Jones, Daniel O B ^a   Huvenne, Veerle A I ^a   Ruhl, Henry A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEMS; FOOD SUPPLY; HYDRODYNAMICS; ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TOPOGRAPHY;

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HABITAT HETEROGENEITIES; HYDRODYNAMIC CONDITIONS; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON FLUXES; PORCUPINE ABYSSAL PLAINS; SEDIMENT PARTICLE SIZE; SEDIMENTARY ENVIRONMENT; TOPOGRAPHIC FEATURES;

LANDFORMS;

ABYSSAL HILL; BENTHOS; BIOMASS; DEEP SEA; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HETEROGENEITY; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; PARTICLE SIZE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; PORCUPINE ABYSSAL PLAIN;

EID: 84939255028     PISSN: 00796611     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pocean.2015.06.006     Document Type: Article

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