Patterns and trends of macrobenthic abundance, biomass and production in the deep Arctic Ocean

Little is known about the distribution and dynamics of macrobenthic communities of the deep Arctic Ocean. The few previous studies report low standing stocks and confirm a gradient with declining biomass from the slopes down to the basins, as commonly reported for deep-sea benthos. In this study, we...

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Main Authors: Renate Degen, Andrey Vedenin, Manuela Gusky, Antje Boetius, Thomas Brey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2015-08-01
Series:Polar Research
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Online Access:http://www.polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/24008/pdf_35