New records of isopod species of the Antarctic Specially Managed Area No. 1, Admiralty Bay, South Shetland Islands

Abstract Admiralty Bay (King George Island) is an Antarctic Specially Managed Area and one the most thoroughly studied small-scale marine basins in the Southern Ocean. Our study provides new data on the isopod fauna in this glacially affected fjord. Twelve species of isopods were recorded in this ba...

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Published in:Polish Polar Research
Main Authors: Zemko, Karol, Pabis, Krzysztof, Siciński, Jacek, Błażewicz, Magdalena
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: Walter de Gruyter GmbH 2017
Subjects:
Ecology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Antarctic
Southern Ocean
The Antarctic
King George Island
South Shetland Islands
Admiralty Bay
Antarc*
Polar Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/popore-2017-0017
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Summary:Abstract Admiralty Bay (King George Island) is an Antarctic Specially Managed Area and one the most thoroughly studied small-scale marine basins in the Southern Ocean. Our study provides new data on the isopod fauna in this glacially affected fjord. Twelve species of isopods were recorded in this basin for the first time. Six of them were found for the first time in the region of the South Shetland Islands. The highest number of species new for Admiralty Bay were found in the families Munnopsidae (4 species) and Munnidae (3 species).

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