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| Mees, J.; Jones, M.B.. |
| The hyperbenthos is a term applied to the association of small animals living in the water layer close to the sea bed. The species composition of the hyperbenthos is distinctly different from that of other benthic and planktonic groupings, and includes endemic species, planktonic species derived from their downward extensions (often with seasonal periodicity) and endo- or epibenthic species as they emerge into the water column (usually in diel cycles). In nearly all marine ecosystems investigated to date, there is a general increase in the biomass at the benthic boundary layer (hyperbenthon) relative to the water column immediately above it, yet the zone and its fauna remain relatively poorly studied. Sampling these often highly mobile animals is not easy... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Benthos; Literature reviews. |
| Ano: 1997 |
URL: http://www.vliz.be/nl/open-marien-archief?module=ref&refid=492 |
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