Underwater Photographic Survey of Coastal Fish Community of Terra Nova Bay, Ross Sea
Although the extent of near-shore and coastal habitats around the Antarctic Continent is limited, they host an abundant and diversified fish fauna dominated by notothenioids. Nevertheless, the spatial distribution of fishes at small scales and their relationships with the surrounding habitat are sti...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:80bf262e489a4461a5dc79b5f2dabf81 2023-05-15T14:03:32+02:00 Underwater Photographic Survey of Coastal Fish Community of Terra Nova Bay, Ross Sea Mario La Mesa Simonepietro Canese Paolo Montagna Stefano Schiaparelli 2022-04-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3390/d14050315 https://doaj.org/article/80bf262e489a4461a5dc79b5f2dabf81 EN eng MDPI AG https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/14/5/315 https://doaj.org/toc/1424-2818 doi:10.3390/d14050315 1424-2818 https://doaj.org/article/80bf262e489a4461a5dc79b5f2dabf81 Diversity, Vol 14, Iss 315, p 315 (2022) Antarctica Ross Sea remotely operated vehicle fishes Notothenioidei Biology (General) QH301-705.5 article 2022 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3390/d14050315 2022-12-30T20:34:37Z Although the extent of near-shore and coastal habitats around the Antarctic Continent is limited, they host an abundant and diversified fish fauna dominated by notothenioids. Nevertheless, the spatial distribution of fishes at small scales and their relationships with the surrounding habitat are still poorly known. The purpose of this study is to provide new insights on the inshore fish community of Terra Nova Bay, Ross Sea, which is now part of the largest marine protected area established so far in the Southern Ocean. As a low-impact and effective methodology of investigation, an underwater photographic survey was conducted through two remotely operated vehicle (ROV) transects set down to 300 m depth. The faunistic inventory consisted of twelve species of notothenioids, which complements previous data obtained by conventional samplings. The most abundant species exhibited wide depth distribution ranges, and they were generally associated with areas with a rich benthic macrofauna composed of alcyonaceans, sponges, bryozoans, polychaetes, and echinoderms. Nesting behavior was documented in two species, Trematomus bernacchii and Pagetopsis macropterus . The present data provide further evidence of the importance of inshore waters for the local fish community, representing a proper habitat for settling, foraging, and spawning activities. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Ross Sea Southern Ocean Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Antarctic Southern Ocean The Antarctic Ross Sea Terra Nova Bay Diversity 14 5 315 |
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Although the extent of near-shore and coastal habitats around the Antarctic Continent is limited, they host an abundant and diversified fish fauna dominated by notothenioids. Nevertheless, the spatial distribution of fishes at small scales and their relationships with the surrounding habitat are still poorly known. The purpose of this study is to provide new insights on the inshore fish community of Terra Nova Bay, Ross Sea, which is now part of the largest marine protected area established so far in the Southern Ocean. As a low-impact and effective methodology of investigation, an underwater photographic survey was conducted through two remotely operated vehicle (ROV) transects set down to 300 m depth. The faunistic inventory consisted of twelve species of notothenioids, which complements previous data obtained by conventional samplings. The most abundant species exhibited wide depth distribution ranges, and they were generally associated with areas with a rich benthic macrofauna composed of alcyonaceans, sponges, bryozoans, polychaetes, and echinoderms. Nesting behavior was documented in two species, Trematomus bernacchii and Pagetopsis macropterus . The present data provide further evidence of the importance of inshore waters for the local fish community, representing a proper habitat for settling, foraging, and spawning activities. |
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Underwater Photographic Survey of Coastal Fish Community of Terra Nova Bay, Ross Sea |
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