Antarctic Bioconstructional Bryozoans from Terra Nova Bay (Ross Sea): Morphology, Skeletal Structures and Biomineralization

• Published in: Minerals
• Main Authors: Chiara Lombardi, Piotr Kuklinski, Edoardo Spirandelli, Giorgio Bruzzone, Giancarlo Raiteri, Andrea Bordone, Claudio Mazzoli, Matthias López Correa, Robert van Geldern, Laurent Plasseraud, Jérôme Thomas, Frédéric Marin
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Bryozoa; Antarctica; calcifying ecosystem; growth check lines; zooid morphometrics; skeletal organic matrix (SOM); seawater stable isotopes; climate change; Antarctic; Ross Sea; Terra Nova Bay; The Gib; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/min13020246

Among Antarctic bryozoans, some species are able to develop calcitic bioconstructions promoting habitat complexity, but the processes leading to biomineral formation are mostly unknown. The present work investigated three Antarctic bryozoans, from morphological to skeletal features, including the or...