Benthic community productivity in the Magellan Region and in the Weddell Sea

• Published in: Scientia Marina
• Main Authors: Brey, Thomas, Gerdes, Dieter
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 1999
• Subjects: zoobenthos; productivity; Antarctica; Magellan region; productividad; Antártida; región de Magallanes; Weddell Sea; Baja; Weddell; Magallanes; mar de Weddell; Antarc*; Mar de Weddell
• Online Access: https://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/898; https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.1999.63s1145

Our comparison of macrobenthic biomass, production and productivity of the Magellan region (14 - 349 m water depth) and the Weddell Sea (132 - 548 m water depth) is based on multi box corer samples collected in both areas. Biomass is slightly but not significantly lower in the Magellan region (7.3 g...