The Effect of Glacier Recession on Benthic and Pelagic Communities: Case Study in Herve Cove, Antarctica

• Published in: Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
• Main Authors: Marta Potocka, Anna Kidawa, Anna Panasiuk, Luiza Bielecka, Justyna Wawrzynek-Borejko, Weronika Patuła, Kornelia A. Wójcik, Joanna Plenzler, Tomasz Janecki, Robert J. Bialik
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2019
• Subjects: benthic fauna; biodiversity; colonization; environmental succession; King George Island; glacial retreat; macrozoobenthos; West Antarctica; zooplankton; Admiralty Bay; Herve; Dera Icefall; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse7090285

Changes in macrobenthic and pelagic communities in the postglacial, partially isolated, lagoon Herve Cove in Admiralty Bay, King George Island, were investigated 15 years after the first comprehensive studies had been conducted in this region. The bottom area of the cove has enlarged from approximat...