VERTICAL-DISTRIBUTION OF BENTHIC INFAUNA IN CONTINENTAL-SLOPE SEDIMENTS OFF CAPE LOOKOUT, NORTH-CAROLINA

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BLAKE, JA
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[1] Science Applications International Corporation, Woods Hole, MA 02543
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10.1016/0967-0645(94)90054-X
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P7 [海洋学];
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0707 ;
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The vertical distribution of 30 species of benthic infauna from continental slope (583-3000 m) sediments off Cape Lookout, North Carolina was closely correlated with feeding types. Carnivores, omnivores, filter feeders, and surface deposit feeders were mostly concentrated in the upper 0-2 cm of the cores. The depth distribution of subsurface deposit feeders was more variable, even among related taxa.
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