Distribution patterns of bottom trawl faunal assemblages in Porcupine bank: implications for Porcupine surveys stratification design.

• Main Authors: ICES, Velasco, F. (Francisco), Serrano, A. (Alberto)
• Format: Report
• Language: unknown
• Published: ICES 2003
• Subjects: Porcupine Bank; North Atlantic; Northeast Atlantic
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10508/3399

The distribution patterns of bottom trawl faunal assemblages in Porcupine bank is addressed using data from two bottom trawl surveys performed in the area. Hierarchical cluster analyses and canonical ordination analyses are applied respectively to define the different assemblages and to evaluate the...