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| Menot, Lenaick; Crassous, Philippe; Desbruyeres, Daniel; Galeron, Joelle; Khripounoff, Alexis; Sibuet, M.. |
| In the framework of the deep-sea environmental programme BIOZAIRE (Ifremer-Total), colonization trays were deployed for 283-433 days at three sites along the equatorial West African margin: ZA at 1300-m depth, ZC at 4000-m depth far from the Congo canyon and ZD at 4000-m depth close to the Congo canyon. The experiments aimed at determining the influence of depth and local environmental settings on macrofaunal colonization patterns and organic carbon degradation rates. The trays were filled with glass beads and this artificial substrate was enriched with ground particulate organic matter in a gradient of 0%, 0.34%, 1.02% and 3.43% organic carbon. The highest rates of organic carbon degradation ranged, according to the duration of the experiments, from 1.59... |
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Palavras-chave: Diversity; Organic enrichment; Macrofauna; Deep sea; Colonization; Biozaire. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2009/publication-7323.pdf |
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| Galeron, Joelle; Menot, Lenaick; Renaud, Nolwenn; Crassous, Philippe; Khripounoff, Alexis; Treignier, C.; Sibuet, M.. |
| Density, taxonomic composition at higher taxon level and vertical distribution of benthic macrofaunal communities and sediment characteristics (pore water, nitrogen, organic carbon, sulfur, C/N ratio, n-alcohol biomarkers) were examined at three deep sites on the Congo-Gabon continental margin. This study was part of the multidisciplinary BIOZAIRE project that aimed at studying the deep benthic ecosystems in the Gulf of Guinea. Sampling of macrofaunal communities and of sediment was conducted during three cruises (January 2001, December 2001 and December 2003) at two downslope sites (4000 m depth), one located near the Congo submarine channel (15 km in the south) and the other one far from the channel (150km in the South). The third area located 8 km north... |
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Palavras-chave: Deep sea; Distribution; Community structure; Macrofauna; Congo canyon; Congo Angola margin; Equatorial west Africa margin; Atlantic. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2009/publication-7315.pdf |
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