Evaluación cuantitativa del mesobentos en la plataforma nororiental de Cuba = Quantitative evaluation of the mesobenthos of the northeastern zone of the Cuban shelf
Jiménez, C.; Ibarzábal, D. (1982). Evaluación cuantitativa del mesobentos en la plataforma nororiental de Cuba = Quantitative evaluation of the mesobenthos of the northeastern zone of the Cuban shelf. Ciencias Biológicas 7: 53-69
In: Ciencias Biológicas. Academia de Ciencias de Cuba: La Habana. ISSN 0138-7154, more
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Aquatic communities > Benthos
Characteristics > Productivity
Composition > Community composition
Production rate > Productivity
Productivity
Topographic features > Submarine features > Continental shelves
Marine/Coastal |
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- Jiménez, C.
- Ibarzábal, D.
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| Abstract |
A quantitative study of the mesobenthos of the northeastern zone of t he Cuban shelf was made during 1976, 1978, and 1979. Samples were tak en using Bacescu sounding, and were separated in sieves of 2, 1, and 0,5 mm mesh aperture, in 13 stations situated in transepts perpendicular to the shore. The most prevalent groups were: foraminiferans, nema todes, nemertineans, oligochaetes, polychaetes, mollusks, and crustac eans. The most productive areas were Caibarien and Cardenas, whereas the Isabela de Sagua was the poorest. |
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