Defining seascapes for marine unconsolidated shelf sediments in an eastern boundary upwelling region: The southern Benguela as a case study

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 169, Issue , 2016, Pages 195-206

  Karenyi, Natasha ^a,b   Sink, Kerry ^a   Nel, Ronel ^b  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^b NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Eastern boundary upwelling region; Habitat classification; Marine; Productivity; Seascapes; Unconsolidated sediment habitats

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; COASTAL LANDFORM; COASTAL ZONE; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DATABASE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; ORGANIC CARBON; SAMPLING; SHELF SEDIMENT; UNCONSOLIDATED MEDIUM; UPWELLING;

ANGOLA; BENGUELA;

EID: 84951864001     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2015.11.030     Document Type: Article

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