- Preface
- 1. Setting the Stage: Patterns of Benthic Standing Stock
- 2. Local Species Diversity
- 3. Regional Patterns of Alpha Species Diversity
- 4. Oceanwide Variation in Alpha Species Diversity and Long-Term Change
- 5. Beta Diversity along Depth Gradients
- 6. Evolutionary Processes in the Deep Sea
- 7. Summary
- Appendix A. Deep-Sea Organisms
- Appendix B. Deep-Sea Sampling Gear
- Appendix C. References for Abundance Data (0–9000 m)
- Appendix D. References for Biomass Data (0–9000 m)
- References
- Index
- Color illustrations follow page 50