How Large is a Seamount Biome?
Estimates of the number of seamounts occurring worldwide are high and increasing, largely because of improved remote-sensing capabilities. Numbers have grown from a baseline of 15,000 (Wessel, 2001; Marova 2002) to more than 45,000 seamounts worldwide. High-end estimates are in the hundreds of thous...
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Language: | English |
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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_etnoyer2.pdf |