The Food Web of Potter Cove (Antarctica): complexity, structure and function

• Published in: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science
• Main Authors: Marina, Tomas Ignacio, Salinas, Vanesa Anabella, Cordone, Georgina Florencia, Campana, Gabriela Laura, Moreira, María Eugenia, Deregibus, Dolores, Torre, Luciana, Sahade, Ricardo Jose, Tatian, Marcos, Barrera Oro, Esteban, De Troch, Marleen, Doyle, Santiago Raúl, Quartino, Maria Liliana, Saravia, Leonardo Ariel, Momo, Fernando Roberto
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Academic Press Ltd - Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: Antarctic; Food webs; Ecosystem dynamics; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic Peninsula; Argentina; Potter Cove; Sarmiento; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/39918

Knowledge of the food web structure and complexity are central to better understand ecosystem functioning. A food-web approach includes both species and energy flows among them, providing a natural framework for characterizing species’ ecological roles and the mechanisms through which biodiversity i...