Disturbance, productivity and diversity in deep-sea canyons: A worm's eye view

• Published in: Deep-sea research. Part II, Topical studies in oceanography Vol. 58; no. 23; pp. 2448 - 2460
• Main Authors: Paterson, Gordon L.J., Glover, Adrian G., Cunha, Marina R., Neal, Lenka, de Stigter, Henko C., Kiriakoulakis, Konstadinos, Billett, David S.M., Wolff, George A., Tiago, Aurea, Ravara, Ascensão, Lamont, Peter, Tyler, Paul
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2011
• Subjects: biomass; Canyons; Discrete element method; Disturbance; Disturbances; environmental factors; European Union; eyes; Iberian Margin; Marine; Mathematical models; Polychaeta; prediction; Productivity; Samples; sediments; species diversity; Species richness; Statistical analysis; Statistical methods; ANE, Atlantic, Nazare Canyon; ANE, Spain, Galicia; Spain, Galicia; ANE, Portugal, Setubal; ANE, Portugal, Lisboa, Cascais; Productivity; Iberian Margin; Polychaeta; Canyons; Species richness; Disturbance

The abundance, diversity and assemblage structure of polychaetes from the Nazaré, Setúbal and Cascais Canyons along the Iberian Margin were studied as part of the EU project HERMES. A Dynamic Equilibrium Model (DEM) was used to identify the main environmental factors structuring the assemblages. Box...