Infaunal benthic communities of the New Zealand continental shelf
- 1 September 1969
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research
- Vol. 3 (3) , 409-444
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00288330.1969.9515308
Abstract
Seventeen infaunal benthic communities are recognised from sampling on the New Zealand continental shelf and upper continental slope. These are characterised in terms of geographic distribution, substrate and bathymetric range, and commoner infaunal bivalves and echinoderms.Keywords
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