Macrofaunal assemblages from mud volcanoes in the Gulf of Cadiz: abundance, biodiversity and diversity partitioning across spatial scales

• Published in: Biogeosciences
• Main Authors: Cunha, M. R., Rodrigues, C. F., Genio, L., Hilario, A., Ravara, Ascensão, Pfannkuche, O.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: European Geosciences Union 2013
• Subjects: Bray; Kidd; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10773/13388; https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-10-2553-2013

The Gulf of Cadiz is an extensive seepage area in the south Iberian margin (NE Atlantic) encompassing over 40 mud volcanoes (MVs) at depths ranging from 200 to 4000 m. The area has a long geologic history and a central biogeographic location with a complex circulation ensuring oceanographic connecti...