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North Sea research: Where might it go?

Helgoländer Meeresuntersuchungen volume 49, pages 703–707 (1995)Cite this article

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Seven research suggestions are discussed: the phenomenon of the rare species, the life conditions of meiofauna in suboxic sediment layers, the part-time dormancy of animals and bacteria in the sediment, the importance of lateral advection for the flux of organic matter to the benthos, the selection of sites representative of larger North Sea regions, the selection of monitoring stations, and the importance of viruses, bacteria and other parasites for the North Sea ecosystem.

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Gerlach, S.A. North Sea research: Where might it go?. Helgolander Meeresunters 49, 703–707 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02368393

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