Hydrocarbon content of an Antarctic infaunal bivalve—historical record or life cycle changes?

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Cripps, G.C., Priddle, J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Cambridge University Press 1995
• Subjects: Antarctic; The Antarctic; Signy Island; Antarc*; Antarctic Science
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/515566/; https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102095000186

The Antarctic bivalve Yoldia eightsi (Couthouy) has been assessed as a monitor species in the vicinity of a research station at Signy Island. For animals of comparable age n-alkane loading was highest at the site closest to the station. The character of the n-alkane pool of Yoldia varied with distan...