Network analyses on photographic surveys reveal that invertebrate predators do not structure epibenthos in the deep (~2000m) rocky Powell Basin, Weddell Sea, Antarctica

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science
• Main Authors: Khan, Tasnuva Ming, Griffiths, Huw J., Whittle, Rowan J., Stephenson, Nile P., Delahooke, Katie M., Purser, Autun, Manica, Andrea, Mitchell, Emily G.
• Other Authors: Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research and Innovation, Cambridge Trust
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2024
• Subjects: Antarctic; Powell Basin; Weddell; Weddell Sea; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2024.1408828; https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2024.1408828/full

Predator-prey interactions in marine ecosystems control population sizes, maintain species richness, and provide intermediate disturbance. Such ecosystem structuring interactions may be rare in Antarctic epibenthic communities, which are unique among marine ecosystems worldwide for their dominance o...