Submersible observations of the invertebrate fauna on the continental slope southwest of Ireland (NE Atlantic Ocean)
Tyler, P.A.; Zibrowius, H. (1992). Submersible observations of the invertebrate fauna on the continental slope southwest of Ireland (NE Atlantic Ocean). Oceanol. Acta 15(2): 211-226
In: Oceanologica Acta. Elsevier/Gauthier-Villars: Montreuil. ISSN 0399-1784; e-ISSN 1878-4143, more
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| Keywords |
Distribution > Geographical distribution > Vertical distribution
Ecological zonation
Environments > Aquatic environment > Marine environment
Species diversity
Topographic features > Submarine features > Continental slope
Marine/Coastal |
| Abstract |
Describes a highly diverse sponge, cnidarian and echinoderm community occurring between 1800-3000 m on the steep slopes to the W of the Porcupine Bank and Goban Spur. This fauna is dominated by suspension feeders and appears to show a vertical zonation corresponding to water mass structure. Highest biomass and variety of echinoderms are found between 2100-2600 m bathed in northward flowing NE Atlantic Deep Water. |
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