The Echinoderm Fauna of the Azores (NE Atlantic Ocean)
Title | The Echinoderm Fauna of the Azores (NE Atlantic Ocean) PDF eBook |
Author | author 1 |
Publisher | |
Pages | 231 |
Release | 2019 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781776707232 |
"Abstract: In more than 150 years of research in the waters surrounding the Azores, several publications on the fauna of echinoderms of the archipelago have been produced, in the form of papers, notes, reports, reviews, and monographs. This work attempts to summarize the present knowledge on this marine group in the Azorean exclusive economic zone (i.e., waters within 200 nautical miles of the archipelago's shores). A short review of the history of the species' taxonomy is given, with key references, geographical distribution, ecology, additional notes and, when possible, figures. We herein report 172 species of echinoderms (6 crinoids, 55 ophiuroids, 45 asteroids, 36 holothurians, and 30 echinoids) from the Azores Archipelago, most of them inhabiting deep waters (>200 m). Only 29 shallow-water species were recorded locally (≤50 m depth). In general, the echinoderm species present in the Azores are characterized by a wide geographical distribution in the Atlantic Ocean. Only nine taxa (all deep-water species, >840 m) appear to be restricted to the Azorean waters. Overall, the knowledge of the echinoderm fauna of the Azores is out-dated, with many species last collected in the archipelago over 100 years ago. A recent interest in the Azorean Mid-Atlantic waters has brought oceanographic cruises back to the archipelago, thus providing new opportunities for the renewal of 150 years of echinoderm studies in the area. Keywords: Echinodermata"--Page 3.
The Echinoderm Fauna of Ascension Island, Atlantic Ocean
Title | The Echinoderm Fauna of Ascension Island, Atlantic Ocean PDF eBook |
Author | David Leo Pawson |
Publisher | |
Pages | 31 |
Release | 1978 |
Genre | Echinodermata |
ISBN |
The Echinoderm Fauna of Ascension Island, South Atlantic Ocean
Title | The Echinoderm Fauna of Ascension Island, South Atlantic Ocean PDF eBook |
Author | David L. Pawson |
Publisher | |
Pages | 31 |
Release | 1978 |
Genre | |
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The Echinoderm Fauna of Ascension Island, South Atlantic Ocean
Title | The Echinoderm Fauna of Ascension Island, South Atlantic Ocean PDF eBook |
Author | David Leo Pawson |
Publisher | |
Pages | 50 |
Release | 1978 |
Genre | Echinodermata |
ISBN |
The Echinoderm Fauna of Torres Strait
Title | The Echinoderm Fauna of Torres Strait PDF eBook |
Author | Hubert Lyman Clark |
Publisher | |
Pages | 320 |
Release | 1921 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN |
Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review: Volume 38
Title | Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review: Volume 38 PDF eBook |
Author | Margaret Barnes |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Pages | 448 |
Release | 2003-09-02 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 1134556543 |
A new edition of this thorough, comprehensive and respected review source for oceanographers and marine biologists. A must for every station, institute and university involved with marine biology.
Handbook of the Echinoderms of the British Isles
Title | Handbook of the Echinoderms of the British Isles PDF eBook |
Author | Theodor Mortensen |
Publisher | |
Pages | 492 |
Release | 1927 |
Genre | Science |
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