Seasonal physiology and ecology of Antarctic marine benthos predators and scavengers

• Published in: Marine Ecology Progress Series
• Main Authors: Obermüller, Birgit E., Morley, Simon A., Barnes, David K.A., Peck, Lloyd S.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Inter-Research 2010
• Subjects: Marine Sciences; Zoology; Biology and Microbiology; Ecology and Environment; Adelaide Island; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Antarc*; antarcticus
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/11793/; https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/11793/1/Manuscript_No201002007_Seasonal_Physiology_and_Ecology_NORA.doc; http://www.int-res.com/articles/meps2010/415/m415p109.pdf

Pronounced seasonality in photoperiod and phytoplankton availability drives key physiological processes in many Antarctic primary consumers. To test the hypothesis that carnivores would be less markedly affected by environmental seasonality than benthic ‘herbivores’, we measured faecal egestion, oxy...