Benthic diatoms from Potter Cove, 25 de Mayo (King George) Island, Antarctica: mucilage and glucan storage as a C-source for limpets

• Published in: Polar Science
• Main Authors: Daglio, Yasmin, Sacristán, Hernán Javier, Ansaldo, Martin, Rodríguez, María C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier
• Subjects: 25 DE MAYO (KING GEORGE) ISLAND; ANTARCTICA; BENTHIC DIATOMS; FEEDING; GASTROPODS; NACELLA CONCINNA; POTTER COVE; Β-1,3-GLUCAN; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Austral; King George Island; Potter Cove; Argentino; Argentina; Nacella; 25 de Mayo; Hernán; Antarc*; Antarctica; Instituto Antártico Argentino; Polar Science
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/88797

Biofilms were allowed to develop on ceramic tiles placed in closed containers on the shore of Potter Cove, 25 de Mayo (King George) Island. Water pumping from the cove inside the containers extended for 25 days. Diatoms were the dominant microalgae in these biofilms, which were removed from a set of...