GIANT LARVACEAN HOUSES - OBSERVATIONS FROM DEEP SUBMERSIBLES

被引:41
作者
BARHAM, EG
机构
[1] Southwest Fisheries Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, San Diego
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D O I
10.1126/science.205.4411.1129
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
The abundance of large, previously unknown larvacean feeding structures in the deep ocean is a striking contrast to the rarity of such forms taken in net hauls. In some areas, abandoned houses and their disintegrated parts provide a substrate for other organisms and contribute to organic aggregates. Copyright © 1979 AAAS.
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页码:1129 / 1131
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