Data from: Seasonal dynamics of megafauna on the deep West Antarctic Peninsula shelf in response to variable phytodetrital influx

• Main Authors: Sumida, Paulo Y. G., Smith, Craig R., Bernardino, Angelo F., Polito, Paulo S., Vieira, Danilo R.
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Life sciences; medicine and health care; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Anvers; Anvers Island; Austral; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:nl:ui:13-mo-yewf; https://easy.dans.knaw.nl/ui/datasets/id/easy-dataset:87286

The deep West Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) shelf is characterized by intense deposition of phytodetritus during spring/summer months, while very little food material reaches the seafloor during winter. The response of the shelf benthic megafauna to this highly variable food supply is still poorly under...