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A review of the ecology of the deep-water pelagic fauna of the Rockall Trough

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 December 2011

J. Mauchline
J. Mauchline
Affiliation:
Scottish Marine Biological Association, Dunstaffnage Marine Research Laboratory, P.O. Box 3, Oban, Argyll PA34 4AD, Scotland
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A brief historical account of the early faunal investigations is given. Modern studies concentrate on qualitative and quantitative description and interpretation of the processes taking place within the Rockall Trough. Demographic analyses are feasible on a variety of species allowing estimation of growth and production rates. The pelagic fauna impinges on the benthopelagic environments of the slope regions of the Trough. There it is predated by populations of demersal fish. Advection of fauna takes place to the north and northeast, probably primarily in the slope current.

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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Section B: Biological Sciences , Volume 88: The Oceanography of the Rockall Channel , 1986 , pp. 145 - 157
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1986

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