Seasonal Dietary Shifts of the Gammarid Amphipod Gondogeneia antarctica in a Rapidly Warming Fjord of the West Antarctic Peninsula

• Published in: Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
• Main Authors: In-Young Ahn, Francyne Elias-Piera, Sun-Yong Ha, Sergio Rossi, Dong-U Kim
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: Gondogeneia antarctica; seasonal dietary shift; macroalgae; benthic diatoms; C and N stable isotopes; West Antarctic Peninsula; King George Island; Marian Cove (62°13′ S; 58°47′ W); Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Marian; Marian Cove; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse9121447

The amphipod Gondogeneia antarctica is among the most abundant benthic organisms, and a key food web species along the rapidly warming West Antarctic Peninsula (WAP). However, little is known about its trophic strategy for dealing with the extreme seasonality of Antarctic marine primary production....