β-diversity of deep-sea holothurians and asteroids along a bathymetric gradient (NE Atlantic)

Measuring and understanding patterns of ?-diversity remain major challenges in community ecology. Recently, ?-diversity has been shown to consist of 2 distinct components: (1) spatial turnover and (2) species loss leading to nestedness. Both components structure deep-sea macrofaunal assemblages but...

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Main Authors: Wagstaff, M.C (Author), Howell, K.L (Author), Bett, Brian J. (Author), Billett, David S.M (Author), Brault, S. (Author), Stuart, C.T (Author), Rex, M.A (Author)
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Language:English
Published: 2014-08-04.
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