Megafaunal communities in rapidly warming fjords along the West Antarctic Peninsula: hotspots of abundance and beta diversity.

• Published in: PLoS ONE
• Main Authors: Laura J Grange, Craig R Smith
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013
• Subjects: Medicine; R; Science; Q; Arctic; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Andvord; Flandres; Barilari; Antarc*; Antarctic Krill; baleen whales
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0077917; https://doaj.org/article/770e53893d3f4c5399f539f01f987b00

Glacio-marine fjords occur widely at high latitudes and have been extensively studied in the Arctic, where heavy meltwater inputs and sedimentation yield low benthic faunal abundance and biodiversity in inner-middle fjords. Fjord benthic ecosystems remain poorly studied in the subpolar Antarctic, in...