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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
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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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