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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Main Authors: Peter J. Etnoyer, John Wood, Thomas C. Shirley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Oceanography Society 2010-03-01
Series:Oceanography
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Online Access:http://tos.org/oceanography/issues/issue_archive/issue_pdfs/23_1/23-1_etnoyer2.pdf