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The macro- and megabenthic fauna on the continental shelf of the eastern Amundsen Sea, Antarctica.
Peter EnderleinChester J. SandsLenaïg G. HemeryMark O′loughlinAdrian G. GloverChristopher L. MahThomas SaucèdeTomás MunillaBruno DavidSammy De GraveKatrin LinseD. K.a. BarnesMarc EléaumeHuw J. GriffithsNiki DaveyBenjamin PierratRafael Martín-ledoAngelika BrandtCédric D′udekem D′acozJan M. Strugnellsubject
0106 biological sciences010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciencesFauna[SDV.BID]Life Sciences [q-bio]/BiodiversityAquatic ScienceOceanography01 natural sciencesAbundanceAbundance (ecology)Megafauna14. Life underwaterTransectSouthern Ocean0105 earth and related environmental sciences[ SDV.BID ] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biodiversitygeography[ SDE.BE ] Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecologygeography.geographical_feature_categoryContinental shelf010604 marine biology & hydrobiologyGeologyBiodiversity15. Life on landPine IslandOceanographyBenthic zoneSpecies richness[SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and EcologyMegabenthosBayGeologydescription
11 pages; International audience; In 2008 the BIOPEARL II expedition on board of RRS James Clark Ross sailed to the eastern Amundsen Sea Embayment and Pine Island Bay, one of the least studied Antarctic continental shelf regions due to its remoteness and ice cover. A total of 37 Agassiz trawls were deployed at depth transects along the continental and trough slopes. A total of 5469 specimens, belonging to 32 higher taxonomic groups and more than 270 species, were collected. Species richness per station varied from 1 to 55. The benthic assemblages were dominated by echinoderms and clearly different to those in the Ross, Scotia and Weddell seas. Here we present the macro- and megafaunal assemblage structure, its species richness and the presence of several undescribed species.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
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| 2013-10-01 |