Ecology of the Antarctic bivalve Laternula elliptica (King and Broderip) in Collins Harbor, King George Island: Benthic environment and an adaptive strategy

• Main Author: In-Young Ahn
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: Polar Research Center, Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute 1994
• Subjects: Antarctic; Laternula elliptica; ice impacts; distribution; density; sediment; The Antarctic; King George Island; Rocky Beach; Collins Harbor; Antarc*; Memoirs of National Institute of Polar Research; Polar Research
• Online Access: https://nipr.repo.nii.ac.jp/?action=repository_uri&item_id=2257; http://id.nii.ac.jp/1291/00002257/; https://nipr.repo.nii.ac.jp/?action=repository_action_common_download&item_id=2257&item_no=1&attribute_id=18&file_no=1

The Antarctic lamellibranch Laternula elliptica occurs commonly in shallow waters around the Antarctic Continent and islands. Physical and chemical characteristics of the bottom environment of a representative habitat were investigated to understand the successful adaptation of this species in the A...