Megafauna from sublittoral to abyssal depths along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge south of Iceland

• Main Authors: Copley, Jtp, Tyler, Pa, Sheader, M, Murton, Bj, German, Cr
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Gauthier-Villars 1996
• Subjects: mid-ocean ridge; megafauna; Reykjanes Ridge; bathymetric zonation; water mass structure; Mid-Atlantic Ridge; Reykjanes; Iceland
• Online Access: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00096/20725/18362.pdf; https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00096/20725/

101 species were identified from 102 biological samples obtained between 225 and 2600 m depth on the Reykjanes Ridge, extending the biogeographic records for several species. Multivariate analysis of between-sample species similarity reveals a two-zone bathymetric faunal distribution with the transi...