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Main Title Biomass and density of macrobenthic invertebrates on the U.S. continental shelf off Martha's Vineyard, Mass., in relation to environmental factors /
Author Maurer, Don,
Other Authors
Author Title of a Work
Wigley, Roland L.,
CORP Author United States. National Marine Fisheries Service.
Publisher U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service,
Year Published 1984
OCLC Number 11461607
Subjects Invertebrates--Environmental aspects--Georges Bank ; Benthos--Effect of water pollution on--Georges Bank ; Territorial waters--Environmental aspects--North Atlantic Ocean ; Atlantic Ocean--Georges Bank
Additional Subjects Invertebrates--Massachusetts
Internet Access
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ftp://ftp.library.noaa.gov/noaa_documents.lib/NMFS/TR_NMFS_SSRF/TR_NMFS_SSRF_783.pdf
https://library.oarcloud.noaa.gov/noaa_documents.lib/NMFS/TR_NMFS_SSRF/TR_NMFS_SSRF_783.pdf
https://www.arlis.org/docs/vol1/AK_Heritage/SSRF/7/SSRF-783.pdf
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EJDM  SH11.UN4.2 no.783 Env Science Center Library/Ft Meade,MD 02/15/1997
Collation iv, 20 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm.
Notes
"July 1984." Includes bibliographical references (pages 12-13).
Contents Notes
The mean density and mean biomass of macrobenthis invertebrates on the U.S. continental shelf off Martha's Vineyard, Mass., were 3,008/mp1s and 245.7 g/mp2s, respectively. The latter estimate was considerably higher than values from the North Sea, Scotian Shelf, and Middle-Atlantic Bight. Molluscs (pelecypods and gastropods) and echinoderms (echinoids and ophiuroids) greatly influenced patterns of total biomass distribution. The ocean quahog, Arctica islandica, was the dominant species in terms of biomass. Total density was dominated by crustaceans (amphipods), polychaetous annelids, molluscs, (small pelecypods), and echinoderms (ophiuroids).