Diversity and endemism in cold waters of the South Atlantic: contrasting patterns in the plankton and the benthos

• Published in: Scientia Marina
• Main Authors: Boltovskoy, Demetrio, Correa, Nancy, Boltovskoy, Andrés
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 2005
• Subjects: biodiversity; biogeography; zooplankton; benthos; Antarctic; Subantarctic; biodiversidad; biogeografía; zooplancton; bentos; Antártida; subantártico; Alta; Límite; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/308; https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.2005.69s217

In total, ca. 7000 zooplanktonic species have been described for the World Ocean. This figure represents less than 4% of the total number of known marine organisms. Of the 7000 zooplanktonic species world-wide, some 60% are present in the South Atlantic; about one third of the latter have been recor...