R. DANOVARO

Although it has been recognized recently that deep-sea areas might be characterised by benthic "hot-spots", research on trenches has so far recognized the oligotrophy of these environments both in terms of available food sources and density of benthic organisms. In September 1997, an international expedition promoted by the Istituto di Scienze...

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Six macrotidal beaches located on two Chilean coastal islands (Santa María and Mocha, SE Pacific Ocean) were investigated in spring 2001 (29 October–3 November) to verify the role of the food supply (in terms of quantity and biochemical composition of the organic matter) on the abundance and diversity of the macro- and meiobenthic communities...

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