Are organic falls bridging reduced environments in the deep sea?: Results from colonization experiments in the Gulf of Cadiz

Organic falls create localised patches of organic enrichment and disturbance where enhanced degradation is mediated by diversified microbial assemblages and specialized fauna. The view of organic falls as “stepping stones” for the colonization of deep-sea reducing environments has been often loosely...

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Main Author: Cunha, MR (author)
Other Authors: Matos, FL (author), Génio, L (author), Hilário, A (author), Moura, CJ (author), Ravara, Ascensão (author), Rodrigues, CF (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10773/13521
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:ria.ua.pt:10773/13521