Agglutination of benthic foraminifera in relation to mesoscale bathymetric features in the abyssal NE Atlantic (Porcupine Abyssal Plain)

Abyssal hills, small topographic features rising above the abyssal seafloor (< 1000 m altitude), have distinct environmental characteristics compared to abyssal plains, notably the presence of coarser-grained sediments. As a result, they are a major source of habitat heterogeneity in the deep sea...

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Main Authors: Stefanoudis, Paris V. (Author), Schiebel, Ralf (Author), Mallet, Romain (Author), Durden, Jennifer M. (Author), Bett, Brian J. (Author), Gooday, Andrew J. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2016-03.
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