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Diversity and endemism of the benthic seamount fauna in the southwest Pacific.
Nature - 22 Jun 2000
de Forges B R, Koslow J A, Poore G C
Abstract excerpt
Seamounts comprise a unique deep-sea environment, characterized by substantially enhanced currents and a fauna that is dominated by suspension feeders, such as corals. The potential importance of these steep-sided undersea mountains, which are generally of volcanic origin, to ocean biogeography and diversity was recognized over 40 years ago, but this environment has remained very poorly explored. A review of...
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