Spatial variability in the distribution of dominant shallow-water benthos at Adelaide Island, Antarctica

• Published in: Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology
• Main Author: Smale, Dan A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Elsevier 2008
• Subjects: Marine Sciences; Glaciology; Biology and Microbiology; Ecology and Environment; Adelaide Island; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Antarc*; Antarctica; Antarctica Journal
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/11625/

Studies from temperate and tropical regions have shown that variability in the distribution of benthos exists at different spatial scales. There are very few similar studies from polar systems, the shallows of which represent some of the most intensely disturbed habitats on the planet. Variability i...