11.211 - Bathyal benthic communities

Classification des habitats du Paléarctique (2001)

Description

Benthic communities of the continental slope, developed on blue, coral, green or red oceanic muds, and of relatively high diversity.

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)

Pautot, 1983; Barnes and Hughes, 1988; Clark, 1990.