Seamounts: Deep-Ocean Laboratories of Faunal Connectivity, Evolution, and Endemism
Seamount systems that are geographically, hydrographically, topographically, and/or genetically “isolated” are likely to have developed highly endemic taxa and ecosystems. Although current estimates of endemism are challenged by inconsistencies in sampling approaches, the physical, biological, and...
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The Oceanography Society
2010-03-01
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Series: | Oceanography |
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Online Access: | http://tos.org/oceanography/issues/issue_archive/issue_pdfs/23_1/23-1_shank1.pdf |