Epibenthic macrofauna abundance during RSS James Clark Ross cruise JR144, South Sandwich arc, supplement to: Kaiser, Stefanie; Barnes, David K A; Linse, Katrin; Brandt, Angelika (2008): Epibenthic macrofauna associated with the shelf and slope of a young and isolated Southern Ocean island. Antarctic Science, 20(03), 281-290

• Main Authors: Kaiser, Stefanie, Barnes, David K A, Linse, Katrin, Brandt, Angelika
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA - Data Publisher for Earth & Environmental Science 2008
• Subjects: International Polar Year 2007-2008 IPY; Antarctic; Southern Ocean; Southern Thule; Southern Thule Group; Antarc*; International Polar Year; Ocean Island
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.811814; https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.811814

The remote South Sandwich arc is an archipelago of small volcanic islands and seamounts entirely surrounded by deep water and about 600 km away from the closest island, South Georgia. As some of the youngest islands (< 5 m.y.) in the Southern Ocean they are ideal for studying colonization process...