Small-scale heterogeneity in deep-sea nematode communities around biogenic structures.

The unexpected high species richness of deep-sea sediments gives rise to the questions, which processes produce and maintain diversity in the deep sea, and at what spatial scales do these processes operate? The idea of a small-scale habitat structure at the deep-sea floor provides the background for...

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Main Authors: Christiane Hasemann, Thomas Soltwedel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3247241?pdf=render