Growth in the limpet Nacella concinna from contrasting sites in Antarctica
Annual shell growth was determined by mark and recapture in the limpet Nacella concinna (Strebel 1908) at two contrasting sites in Antarctica. At Signy Island, 60degreesS, growth was moderately fast, comparable with some limpets in more temperate areas. The fluorescent calcium marker calcein was use...
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ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:12124 2023-05-15T13:45:10+02:00 Growth in the limpet Nacella concinna from contrasting sites in Antarctica Clarke, Andrew Prothero-Thomas, Elizabeth Beaumont, Jennifer C. Chapman, Alice L Brey, Thomas 2004 http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/12124/ http://www.springerlink.com/content/9cb6j8q9q8prwqwp/fulltext.html unknown Springer Clarke, Andrew orcid:0000-0002-7582-3074 Prothero-Thomas, Elizabeth; Beaumont, Jennifer C.; Chapman, Alice L; Brey, Thomas. 2004 Growth in the limpet Nacella concinna from contrasting sites in Antarctica. Polar Biology, 28 (1). 62-71. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-004-0647-8 <https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-004-0647-8> Biology and Microbiology Zoology Ecology and Environment Publication - Article PeerReviewed 2004 ftnerc https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-004-0647-8 2023-02-04T19:27:47Z Annual shell growth was determined by mark and recapture in the limpet Nacella concinna (Strebel 1908) at two contrasting sites in Antarctica. At Signy Island, 60degreesS, growth was moderately fast, comparable with some limpets in more temperate areas. The fluorescent calcium marker calcein was used to validate the results from the mark/recapture study, and fine-scale growth increments showed that shell growth was seasonal. Further south at Rothera Point, 67degreesS, mean annual growth over a 3-year period was significantly slower than at Signy, and in 1 year was the slowest yet reported for a limpet. Comparison with an earlier mark/ recapture study at Arthur Harbour, Palmer Station (64degreesS) revealed a cline of decreasing growth performance with increasing latitude along the Antarctic Peninsula. It is not clear whether the slower annual growth rate at higher latitude was caused by physiological constraints, a reduced length of growing season, or a combination of both. Limpets show a global cline in growth performance, which decreases towards higher latitudes. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Antarctica Polar Biology Signy Island Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Arthur Harbour ENVELOPE(-64.064,-64.064,-64.770,-64.770) Nacella ENVELOPE(-60.783,-60.783,-62.467,-62.467) Palmer Station ENVELOPE(-64.050,-64.050,-64.770,-64.770) Palmer-Station ENVELOPE(-64.050,-64.050,-64.770,-64.770) Rothera ENVELOPE(-68.130,-68.130,-67.568,-67.568) Rothera Point ENVELOPE(-68.133,-68.133,-67.567,-67.567) Signy Island ENVELOPE(-45.595,-45.595,-60.708,-60.708) The Antarctic Polar Biology |
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Annual shell growth was determined by mark and recapture in the limpet Nacella concinna (Strebel 1908) at two contrasting sites in Antarctica. At Signy Island, 60degreesS, growth was moderately fast, comparable with some limpets in more temperate areas. The fluorescent calcium marker calcein was used to validate the results from the mark/recapture study, and fine-scale growth increments showed that shell growth was seasonal. Further south at Rothera Point, 67degreesS, mean annual growth over a 3-year period was significantly slower than at Signy, and in 1 year was the slowest yet reported for a limpet. Comparison with an earlier mark/ recapture study at Arthur Harbour, Palmer Station (64degreesS) revealed a cline of decreasing growth performance with increasing latitude along the Antarctic Peninsula. It is not clear whether the slower annual growth rate at higher latitude was caused by physiological constraints, a reduced length of growing season, or a combination of both. Limpets show a global cline in growth performance, which decreases towards higher latitudes. |
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Clarke, Andrew Prothero-Thomas, Elizabeth Beaumont, Jennifer C. Chapman, Alice L Brey, Thomas |
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Clarke, Andrew Prothero-Thomas, Elizabeth Beaumont, Jennifer C. Chapman, Alice L Brey, Thomas |
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Growth in the limpet Nacella concinna from contrasting sites in Antarctica |
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Growth in the limpet Nacella concinna from contrasting sites in Antarctica |
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Growth in the limpet Nacella concinna from contrasting sites in Antarctica |
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Growth in the limpet Nacella concinna from contrasting sites in Antarctica |
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Growth in the limpet Nacella concinna from contrasting sites in Antarctica |
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growth in the limpet nacella concinna from contrasting sites in antarctica |
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ENVELOPE(-64.064,-64.064,-64.770,-64.770) ENVELOPE(-60.783,-60.783,-62.467,-62.467) ENVELOPE(-64.050,-64.050,-64.770,-64.770) ENVELOPE(-64.050,-64.050,-64.770,-64.770) ENVELOPE(-68.130,-68.130,-67.568,-67.568) ENVELOPE(-68.133,-68.133,-67.567,-67.567) ENVELOPE(-45.595,-45.595,-60.708,-60.708) |
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Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Arthur Harbour Nacella Palmer Station Palmer-Station Rothera Rothera Point Signy Island The Antarctic |
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Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Arthur Harbour Nacella Palmer Station Palmer-Station Rothera Rothera Point Signy Island The Antarctic |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Antarctica Polar Biology Signy Island |
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Clarke, Andrew orcid:0000-0002-7582-3074 Prothero-Thomas, Elizabeth; Beaumont, Jennifer C.; Chapman, Alice L; Brey, Thomas. 2004 Growth in the limpet Nacella concinna from contrasting sites in Antarctica. Polar Biology, 28 (1). 62-71. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-004-0647-8 <https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-004-0647-8> |
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