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Deep-water plant communities from an uncharted seamount off San Salvador Island, Bahamas: distribution, abundance, and primary productivity
| Title: | Deep-water plant communities from an uncharted seamount off San Salvador Island, Bahamas: distribution, abundance, and primary productivity. |
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| Name(s): |
Littler, Mark M., creator Littler, Diane S., creator Blair, Stephen M., creator Norris, James N., creator Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Article | |
| Issuance: | single unit | |
| Date Issued: | 1986 | |
| Publisher: | Elsevier | |
| Extent: | 13 p. | |
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| Language(s): | English | |
| Identifier: | 3353774 (digitool), FADT3353774 (IID), fau:6607 (fedora), 10.1016/0198-0149(86)90003-8 (doi) | |
| Note(s): |
Studies from a submersible on a seamount off San Salvador (Bahamas) revealed a diverse multilayered macrophyte community, with net productivity levels comparable to shallow water seaweeds although receiving only 1–2% of the light energy available at the surface. Four zonal assemblages occur over the depth range from 81 to 268 m and consist of a Labophora-dominated group (81–90 m), a Halimeda assemblage (90–130 m), a Peyssonnelia group (130–189 m), and a crustose coralline zone (189–268 m). This deep flora is composed of unique deep-water taxa combined with shallow water forms characteristics of shaded, low-light conditions. The final published version of this manuscript is available at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01980149 and may be cited as: Littler, M. M., Littler, D. S., Blair, S. M., & Norris, J. N. (1986). Deep-water plant communities from an uncharted seamount off San Salvador Island, Bahamas: distribution, abundance, and primary productivity. Deep Sea Research Part A. Oceanographic Research Papers, 33(7), 881-892. doi:10.1016/0198-0149(86)90003-8 Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #489. |
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| Subject(s): |
Plant communities San Salvador Island (Bahamas) Deep-sea ecology Primary productivity (Biology) |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3353774 | |
| Links: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0198-0149(86)90003-8 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | ©1986 Elsevier Ltd. | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
