The size structure of nematode assemblages along a Mediterranean deep-sea transect
Soetaert, K.; Heip, C.H.R. (1989). The size structure of nematode assemblages along a Mediterranean deep-sea transect. Deep Sea Res. (1977) 36(1): 93-102
In: Deep-Sea Research (1953). Pergamon: Oxford; New York. ISSN 0146-6291; e-ISSN 1878-2485
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Soetaert, K.; Heip, C. (1988). The size structure of nematode assemblages along a mediterranean deep-sea transect, in: Actes du colloque: recherches oceanographiques en mer Mediterranee (biologie, chimie, géologie, physique). pp. 141-143, more
The nematode assemblages along a deep-sea transect in the Mediterranean are composed of individuals that are as small as those found in other areas at much greater depth. This may be related to the low surface primary production since chloroplastic pigment equivalent (CPE) values in the sediments are low as well. A significant decrease of both nematode size and sedimentary CPE values with increasing water depth was found. At all water depths average nematode length increases with depth in the sediment (0-2 cm) due to the decreasing abundance of smaller nematodes.
Dataset
Soetaert K. 1985: Length and width measurements of nematodes in the Ligurian Sea. Netherlands Institute of Ecology, Centre for Estuarine and Marine Ecology, Netherlands. Metadata available at http://mda.nioo.knaw.nl/imis.php?module=dataset&dasid=841, more
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