Epibenthic macrofauna abundance during RSS James Clark Ross cruise JR144, South Sandwich arc

• Main Authors: Kaiser, Stefanie, Barnes, David K A, Linse, Katrin, Brandt, Angelika
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 2008
• Subjects: International Polar Year (2007-2008); IPY; Antarctic; Southern Ocean; Southern Thule; Southern Thule Group; Antarc*; Antarctic Science; International Polar Year
• Online Access: https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.811814; https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.811814

The remote South Sandwich arc is an archipelago of small volcanic islands and seamounts entirely surrounded by deep water and about 600 km away from the closest island, South Georgia. As some of the youngest islands (< 5 m.y.) in the Southern Ocean they are ideal for studying colonization process...