The Dynamic Mosaic Disturbance and Development of Antarctic Benthic Communities
The continental shelf is the platform for many of the planet’s most productive ecosystems but it is exposed to high disturbance. At high latitudes, massive grounded ice sheets have extended and retreated during glaciations whilst at lower latitudes sea level changes alternately emerse it as land or...
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ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:18277 2023-05-15T13:45:12+02:00 The Dynamic Mosaic Disturbance and Development of Antarctic Benthic Communities Barnes, David K.A. Conlan, Kathleen E. Rogers, Alex D. Johnston, Nadine M. Murphy, Eugene J. Clarke, Andrew 2012 http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/18277/ unknown Blackwell Publishing Barnes, David K.A. orcid:0000-0002-9076-7867 Conlan, Kathleen E. 2012 The Dynamic Mosaic Disturbance and Development of Antarctic Benthic Communities. In: Rogers, Alex D.; Johnston, Nadine M.; Murphy, Eugene J. orcid:0000-0002-7369-9196 Clarke, Andrew orcid:0000-0002-7582-3074 , (eds.) Antarctic Ecosystems: An Extreme Environment in a Changing World. Blackwell Publishing, 255-290. Publication - Book Section NonPeerReviewed 2012 ftnerc 2023-02-04T19:31:38Z The continental shelf is the platform for many of the planet’s most productive ecosystems but it is exposed to high disturbance. At high latitudes, massive grounded ice sheets have extended and retreated during glaciations whilst at lower latitudes sea level changes alternately emerse it as land or deepen it below the euphotic zone. The magnitude, frequency and mode of disturbances differ around the planet and in this chapter we describe these for the the Antarctic region, where icebergs and the highest wind speeds and wave heights in the world result in communities in a continuous cycle of disturbance and recolonization. Concepts of disturbance, colonization and early development or succession have been a source of considerable interest to ecologists for more than a century but now, with increasing realisation that the world’s coastal areas are facing unprecedented and accelerating anthropogenic threats (Jackson et al.,2001) these concepts have assumed new importance. Book Part Antarc* Antarctic Iceberg* Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive Antarctic The Antarctic |
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The continental shelf is the platform for many of the planet’s most productive ecosystems but it is exposed to high disturbance. At high latitudes, massive grounded ice sheets have extended and retreated during glaciations whilst at lower latitudes sea level changes alternately emerse it as land or deepen it below the euphotic zone. The magnitude, frequency and mode of disturbances differ around the planet and in this chapter we describe these for the the Antarctic region, where icebergs and the highest wind speeds and wave heights in the world result in communities in a continuous cycle of disturbance and recolonization. Concepts of disturbance, colonization and early development or succession have been a source of considerable interest to ecologists for more than a century but now, with increasing realisation that the world’s coastal areas are facing unprecedented and accelerating anthropogenic threats (Jackson et al.,2001) these concepts have assumed new importance. |
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Barnes, David K.A. Conlan, Kathleen E. |
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Barnes, David K.A. Conlan, Kathleen E. The Dynamic Mosaic Disturbance and Development of Antarctic Benthic Communities |
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Barnes, David K.A. Conlan, Kathleen E. |
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Barnes, David K.A. |
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The Dynamic Mosaic Disturbance and Development of Antarctic Benthic Communities |
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The Dynamic Mosaic Disturbance and Development of Antarctic Benthic Communities |
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The Dynamic Mosaic Disturbance and Development of Antarctic Benthic Communities |
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The Dynamic Mosaic Disturbance and Development of Antarctic Benthic Communities |
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The Dynamic Mosaic Disturbance and Development of Antarctic Benthic Communities |
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dynamic mosaic disturbance and development of antarctic benthic communities |
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Blackwell Publishing |
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2012 |
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http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/18277/ |
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Antarc* Antarctic Iceberg* |
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Barnes, David K.A. orcid:0000-0002-9076-7867 Conlan, Kathleen E. 2012 The Dynamic Mosaic Disturbance and Development of Antarctic Benthic Communities. In: Rogers, Alex D.; Johnston, Nadine M.; Murphy, Eugene J. orcid:0000-0002-7369-9196 Clarke, Andrew orcid:0000-0002-7582-3074 , (eds.) Antarctic Ecosystems: An Extreme Environment in a Changing World. Blackwell Publishing, 255-290. |
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