Inter-annual dynamics of abyssal polychaete communities in the North East Pacific and North East Atlantic – A family-level study

• Published in: Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers
• Main Authors: Laguionie-Marchais, C., Billett, D.S.M., Paterson, G.L.D., Ruhl, H.A., Soto, E.H., Smith, K.L., Thatje, S.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Pacific; Bray; North East Atlantic
• Online Access: https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/350784/; https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/350784/1/Laguionie_DSRI_13.pdf

Characterising how deep-sea communities change on contemporary time-scales and understanding underlying ecosystem processes has become important under changing climate and the rise in the exploitation of deep-sea resources. However, little is known about these dynamics and processes. Long-term obser...