| Type |
Article |
| Date |
1992 |
| Language |
English |
| Author(s) |
Tyler Pa, Zibrowius H |
| Affiliation(s) |
STN MARINE ENDOUME,F-13007 MARSEILLE,FRANCE |
| Source |
Oceanologica Acta (0399-1784) (Gauthier-Villars), 1992 , Vol. 15 , N. 2 , P. 211-226 |
| WOS© Times Cited |
56 |
| Keyword(s) |
BATHYAL HARD GROUND FAUNA, DEPTH ZONATION, SUSPENSION FEEDERS, ANTHOZOA, ECHINODERMATA |
| Abstract |
Relatively little is known of the fauna found on rock substrates in the deep ocean. As a result of the Franco-British deep diving cruise Cyaporc in 1986 using the submersible Cyana we present observations of a highly diverse sponge, cnidarian and echinoderm fauna occurring between 1 800 and 3 000 m on the steep slopes to the west 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. The highest biomass and variety of echinoderms are found between 2 100 and 2 600 m bathed in northward flowing North East Atlantic Deep Water. We present also additional observations of species known from previous sampling programmes but rarely photographed in their natural environment. |
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