Vertical distribution of brown and red macroalgae along the central Western Antarctic Peninsula

• Published in: Botanica Marina
• Main Authors: Amsler, Charles D., Amsler, Margaret O., Heiser, Sabrina, McClintock, James B., Iken, Katrin, Galloway, Aaron W. E., Klein, Andrew G.
• Other Authors: Division of Antarctic Sciences
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Walter de Gruyter GmbH 2023
• Subjects: Plant Science; Aquatic Science; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Marguerite; Marguerite Bay; Anvers; Anvers Island; Antarc*; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/bot-2023-0085; https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/bot-2023-0085/xml; https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/bot-2023-0085/pdf

Abstract Fleshy macroalgae dominate the hard bottom, shallow waters along the Western Antarctic Peninsula (WAP). Although there are numerous reports on their ecology, geographic distribution, and to a lesser extent, vertical (depth) distribution in the northern portions of the WAP, much less is know...