Abyssal traces and megafauna: comparison of productivity, diversity and density in the Arctic and Antarctic

• Published in: Paleobiology
• Main Authors: Kitchell, Jennifer A., Kitchell, James F., Johnson, G. Leonard, Hunkins, Kenneth L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1978
• Subjects: Antarctic; Arctic; Bellingshausen Basin; Canada; The Antarctic; Antarc*; canada basin; Central Arctic
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0094837300005844; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0094837300005844

The megafauna and associated behavioral traces of two deep-sea benthic environments, the central Arctic and Antarctic, with a surface primary productivity differential of 10 4 were compared to assess the role of food availability in foraging strategy and community structure. Bottom photographs, anal...