Abstract
The epibenthic macrofauna, including demersal fishes, between 140 and 1900 m on the continental slope south of New England was found to be distributed in three zones: shallow (141-285 m), middle (393-1095 m), and deep (1270-1928 m). Fauna! boundaries were associated with the transition zones from shelf to upper continental slope and from upper to lower continental slope. The small Alvin Canyon was not faunally distinct. Fishes and echinoderms were the most abundant taxa, the former predominant in shallow and middle depths and the latter predominating deeper....
Recommended Citation
Haedrich, Richard L., Gilbert T. Rowe, and Pamela T. Polloni. 1975. "Zonation and faunal composition of epibenthic populations on the continental slope south of New England." Journal of Marine Research 33, (2). https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/journal_of_marine_research/1317