First Application of the AMBI Index to the Macrobenthic Soft-Bottom Community of Terra Nova Bay (Ross Sea, Southern Ocean)

• Published in: Water
• Main Authors: Cristina Munari, Angel Borja, Cinzia Corinaldesi, Eugenio Rastelli, Marco Lo Martire, Valentina Pitacco, Michele Mistri
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: antarctic benthos; AMBI; ecological quality assessment; Ross Sea; Antarctic; Southern Ocean; Terra Nova Bay; Mario Zucchelli; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/w14192994

The assemblages of marine benthic organisms and sediment characteristics were investigated in the coastal area between the Mario Zucchelli Antarctic Research Station and Adelie Cove in Terra Nova Bay (Ross Sea, Southern Ocean) during the 2015 summer season. Sediment samples were taken from 11 statio...