Salp-falls in the Tasman Sea: A major food input to deep-sea benthos
Large, fast-sinking carcasses (food-falls) are an important source of nutrition to deepsea benthic communities. In 2007 and 2009, mass depositions of the salp Thetys vagina were observed on the Tasman Sea floor between 200 and 2500 m depth, where benthic crustaceans were observed feeding on them. An...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
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Inter-Research
2013
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/52778 |