Time-lapse recording of yearly activity of the sea star Odontaster validus and the sea urchin Sterechinus neumayeri in Tethys Bay (Ross Sea, Antarctica)

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Peirano, Andrea, Bordone, Andrea, Corgnati, Lorenzo P., Marini, Simone
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2023
• Subjects: Ross Sea; Tethys Bay; Antarc*; Antarctic Science; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0954102022000529; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102022000529

Abstract One-year time-lapse images acquired via an autonomous photo imaging device positioned at a depth of 20 m in Tethys Bay (Ross Sea, Antarctica) on a rocky bottom colonized by the sponge Mycale ( Oxymycale ) acerata were analysed. Monthly changes in the abundance and activity of the sea star O...