New records of isopod species of the Antarctic Specially Managed Area No. 1, Admiralty Bay, South Shetland Islands

Admiralty Bay (King George Island) is an Antarctic Specially Managed Area and one the most thoroughly studied small-scale marine basins in the Southern Ocean. Our study provides new data on the isopod fauna in this glacially affected fjord. Twelve species of isopods were recorded in this basin for t...

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Published in:Polish Polar Research
Main Authors: Zemko Karol, Pabis Krzysztof, Siciński Jacek, Błażewicz Magdalena
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Polish Academy of Sciences 2017
Subjects:
Antarctic
King George Island
Crustacea
glacial fjords
ASMA
biodiversity
Geology
QE1-996.5
Southern Ocean
The Antarctic
South Shetland Islands
Admiralty Bay
Antarc*
Polar Research
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/popore-2017-0017
https://doaj.org/article/b6021f3b2f0c45c88af353c97d05d3db
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Summary:Admiralty Bay (King George Island) is an Antarctic Specially Managed Area and one the most thoroughly studied small-scale marine basins in the Southern Ocean. Our study provides new data on the isopod fauna in this glacially affected fjord. Twelve species of isopods were recorded in this basin for the first time. Six of them were found for the first time in the region of the South Shetland Islands. The highest number of species new for Admiralty Bay were found in the families Munnopsidae (4 species) and Munnidae (3 species).

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