Pristine populations of habitat-forming gorgonian species on the Antarctic continental shelf

• Published in: Scientific Reports
• Main Authors: Ambroso, Stefano, Salazar, Janire, Zapata-Guardiola, Rebeca, Federwisch, Luisa, Richter, Claudio, Gili, Josep Maria, Teixidó, Nuria
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Nature Publishing Group UK 2017
• Subjects: Article; Antarctic; Ronne Ice Shelf; The Antarctic; Weddell; Weddell Sea; Antarc*; Antarctica; Filchner Ronne Ice Shelf; Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf; Ice Shelf
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5612998/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28947777; https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-12427-y

Declines in the abundance of long-lived and habitat-forming species on continental shelves have attracted particular attention given their importance to ecosystem structure and function of marine habitats. The study of undisturbed habitats defined as “pristine areas” is essential in creating a frame...