Manganese nodule crevice fauna
Thiel, R.; Schriever, G.; Bussau, C.; Borowski, C. (1993). Manganese nodule crevice fauna. Deep-Sea Res., Part 1, Oceanogr. Res. Pap. 40(2): 419-423
In: Deep-Sea Research, Part I. Oceanographic Research Papers. Elsevier: Oxford. ISSN 0967-0637; e-ISSN 1879-0119, meer
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Aquatic communities
Aquatic organisms > Marine organisms > Aquatic animals > Marine invertebrates
Composition > Community composition
Epibionts
Habitat
Microorganisms > Bacteria
Protozoa
Resources > Natural resources > Mineral resources > Mineral deposits > Seabed deposits > Nodules > Ferromanganese nodules
Sediments > Chemical sediments > Manganese deposits
Water > Deep water
Marien/Kust |
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- Thiel, R.
- Schriever, G.
- Bussau, C.
- Borowski, C.
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| Abstract |
The surfaces of manganese nodules are inhabited by a diverse epigrowth composed of bacteria, protozoa and metazoa, typically hard bottom thriving taxa. While-searching for epifauna on nodules, we also noted life in a new habitat, the crevices or interstitial space between subnodules. The faunal composition in the crevices differs from that in the sediment surrounding the nodules. |
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