11.111 - Blue ocean waters

Classification des habitats du Paléarctique (2001)

Description

Oceanic waters of tropical and subtropical regions, generally of low productivity and high species diversity. In the Palaearctic, they include oceanic waters of the Atlantic north to about 40øN latitude, of the Mediterreanean, the Black Sea, the Red Sea, the Arabian Sea, the Pacific north to about 32øN latitude.

Bibliographie

Devillers P., Devillers-Terschuren J. & Vander Linden C., 2001. PHYSIS Palaearctic Habitat Classification Database. Updated to 10 December 2001. Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles, Bruxelles. (Source)

Nelson, 1980; Lofgren, 1984; Barnes and Hughes, 1988; Lalli and Parsons, 1995.