First records of dense aggregations of suspension-feeder brittle-stars in Northwest Africa: Could they be directly linked to upwelling phenomena?

• Main Author: Calero, B. (Belén)
• Other Authors: Ramil, F. (Francisco), Ramos, A. (Ana)
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: Centro Oceanográfico de Vigo
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Brittle-stars; suspension-feeders; aggregations; First record; Northwest Africa; Fridtjof; Fridtjof Nansen; Lophelia pertusa
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10508/9796

Echinoderms are one of the main benthic invertebrate groups, especially in deep waters. Particularly, ophiuroids constitute a common component of megabenthic communities, widely distributed worldwide, from intertidal zone to hadal depths. Within this group, dense aggregations of different species, m...