Distribution of meiobenthos in sediment samples of the northeastern Atlantic

• Main Author: Rachor, Eike
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 1975
• Subjects: BCR; Box corer (Reineck); Cape Blanc/Meteor Bank/Portugal; M19; M19_193-2; M19_197-2; M19_201-2; M19_202-2; M19_216-2; M19_217-2; M19_218-2; M19_223-2; M19_229-2; M19_232-2; M19_234-2; M19_238-2; M19_239-2; M19_246-2; M19_263; M23; M23_108; M23_122; M23_123; M23_133; M23_134; M23_149; M23_199; M23_202; M23_203; Meteor (1964); Nordost-Atlantik-Expedition 1971; North Atlantic Ocean; Rossbreiten-Expedition 1970; van Veen Grab; VGRAB; Atlantik; Van Veen; Meteor Bank; North Atlantic; Copepods
• Online Access: https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.610159; https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.610159

The meiofauna of the deep sea areas (800 – 5500 m) between Madeira and Lisbon was quantitatively investigated during „Meteor“ cruises in 1970 and 1971. With respect to numbers and biomass the meiofauna (especially nematodes and harpacticoid copepods) of the investigated areas is relatively poor aver...