Exploring Benthic Biodiversity Patterns and Hotspots on European Margin Slopes

Exploring Benthic Biodiversity Patterns and Hotspots on European Margin Slopes

There is increasing evidence that continental slope ecosystems represent one of the major repositories of benthic marine biodiversity. The enhanced levels of biodiversity along slopes are hypothesized to be a source of biodiversity for continental shelves and deeper basins. Continental margins are i...

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Main Authors: Roberto Danovaro, Miquel Canals, Serge Heussner, Nikolaos Lampadariou, Ann Vanreusel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Oceanography Society 2009-03-01
Series:Oceanography
Subjects:
continental slope ecoystems
HERMES
biodiversity
trophic conditions
continental shelf
deep-sea biodiversity
open slope ecosystems
Online Access:http://tos.org/oceanography/archive/22-1_danovaro.pdf

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