Bacteria defend carrion from scavengers

Abstract Carrion in the form of dead seal pups and algal mats placed on soft bottom habitats at Explorers Cove and Salmon Bay, McMurdo Sound, attract scavenging invertebrates that are driven away by hydrogen sulphide produced by sulphate-reducing bacteria sequestered below a layer of Beggiatoa/Thiop...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Antarctic Science
Main Authors: Dayton, Paul K., Oliver, John S., Thrush, Simon F., Hammerstrom, Kamille
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2019
Subjects:
Geology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Oceanography
McMurdo Sound
Explorers Cove
Salmon Bay
Antarctic Science
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102018000457
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102018000457

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