Seasonality of respiration and ammonium excretion in the Antarctic echinoid Sterechinus neumayeri

• Published in: Marine Ecology Progress Series
• Main Authors: Brockington, Simon, Peck, Lloyd S.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Inter-Research 2001
• Subjects: Antarctic; The Antarctic; Austral; Adelaide Island; South Cove; North Cove; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/18483/; http://www.int-res.com/articles/meps/219/m219p159.pdf

Oxygen consumption (MO2) and ammonium excretion rates were recorded monthly over 2 yr for the regular Antarctic echinoid Sterechinus neumayeri to investigate metabolic activity in relation to seasonal food limitation (i.e. phytoplankton standing stock) at Adelaide Island (67°34¹S, 68°07¹W). Phytopla...