Beyond diving depths: deepwater macroalgae in the New Zealand region

Marine Biodiversity

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 797-818

  Nelson, Wendy ^a,b   Neill, Kate ^a   D’Archino, Roberta ^a   Anderson, Tara ^a   Beaumont, Jenny ^a   Dalen, Jenn ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c MUSEUM OF NEW ZEALAND TE PAPA TONGAREWA   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Algae; Archipelago; Biodiversity; Coastal; Deep water; Macroalgae; Mining; Subtidal

Indexed keywords

ARCHIPELAGO; BIODIVERSITY; COASTAL ZONE; DEEP WATER; DIVING BEHAVIOR; MACROALGA; MINING; SEAFLOOR; SHELF SEDIMENT; SUBTIDAL ENVIRONMENT;

NEW ZEALAND;

ALGAE; ECKLONIA RADIATA;

EID: 84949094407     PISSN: 18671616     EISSN: 18671624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12526-014-0293-5     Document Type: Article

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