Benthic communities at the marine protected area Namuncurá/Burdwood bank, SW Atlantic Ocean: detection of vulnerable marine ecosystems and contributions to the assessment of the rezoning process

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Schejter, Laura, Albano, Mariano Javier
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer
• Subjects: ARGENTINA; CONSERVATION; MARINE PROTECTED AREA; SUB-ANTARCTIC BENTHIC COMMUNITIES; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; Argentina; Burdwood Bank; Antarc*; Polar Biology
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/158825

The objectives of the present study were to characterize the benthic invertebrate communities at the Marine Protected Area (MPA) Namuncurá/Burdwood bank (created by the National Law 26875, year 2013) and their different sub-areas, to compare these benthic communities with nearby sub-areas, and to de...