The megazoobenthos of the Scotia Arc islands

• Published in: Scientia Marina
• Main Author: Ramos, Ana
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 1999
• Subjects: Megabenthos; composition; distribution; Scotia Arc Islands; Megabentos; composición; distribución; islas del Arco de Escocia; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Sandwich Islands; South Sandwich Islands; South Shetland Islands; South Georgia; South Orkney Islands; Elephant Island; Magallanes; Española; Larga; Orcadas; Elefante; Shag Rocks; Antarc*; Antártida
• Online Access: https://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/901; https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.1999.63s1171

Megabenthic epifauna composition and distribution from the Scotia Arc islands based on data collected during the Antarctic summer of 1986-87 is presented. Samples were taken from bottom trawl catches at 345 stations (29 at Shag Rocks, 104 at South Georgia, 8 at the South Sandwich Islands, 93 at the...