Observations of the ophiuroids from the West Antarctic sector of the Southern Ocean

Ophiuroids are a conspicuous and often dominant component of the Antarctic continental shelf benthos. Here we report on the ophiuroids collected from the Burdwood Bank, off the Patagonian Shelf, through the shallow water areas of the Scotia Arc, down the west Antarctic Peninsula and as far south as...

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Published in:Antarctic Science
Main Authors: Sands, C., Griffiths, H., Downey, R., Barnes, D., Linse, K., Martín-Ledo, R.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: 2013
Subjects:
Amundsen Sea
Antarctic
Antarctic Peninsula
Burdwood Bank
Island Bay
Pine Island Bay
Southern Ocean
The Antarctic
Antarc*
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1834/17085
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102012000612
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Summary:Ophiuroids are a conspicuous and often dominant component of the Antarctic continental shelf benthos. Here we report on the ophiuroids collected from the Burdwood Bank, off the Patagonian Shelf, through the shallow water areas of the Scotia Arc, down the west Antarctic Peninsula and as far south as Pine Island Bay in the eastern Amundsen Sea. This preliminary and primarily pattern based study identifies some regional differences in assemblages and highlights the role of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current as a barrier, as well as a facilitator, to dispersal. In order to effectively compare between studies we highlight the need for accurate, expert taxonomic identification of specimens. Published

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