Seasonal dynamics of megafauna on the deep West Antarctic Peninsula shelf in response to variable phytodetrital influx

• Published in: Royal Society Open Science
• Main Authors: Sumida, P. Y. G., Smith, C. R., Bernardino, A. F., Polito, P. S., Vieira, D. R.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: The Royal Society Publishing 2014
• Subjects: Research Articles; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Anvers; Anvers Island; Austral; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4448839/; https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.140294

The deep West Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) shelf is characterized by intense deposition of phytodetritus during spring/summer months, while very little food material reaches the seafloor during winter. The response of the shelf benthic megafauna to this highly variable food supply is still poorly under...