The influence of ice scour on benthic communities at three contrasting sites at Adelaide Island, Antarctica
Ice scouring is a key structuring force acting on high latitude shallow benthic communities. Despite its importance, detailed studies of scoured communities are still rare. Here we report the ecological effects of 12 iceberg impacts, across three contrasting study sites, at Adelaide Island, West Ant...
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ftsouthampton:oai:eprints.soton.ac.uk:348330 2023-07-30T03:55:29+02:00 The influence of ice scour on benthic communities at three contrasting sites at Adelaide Island, Antarctica Smale, Dan A. Barnes, David K.A. Fraser, Keiron P.P. 2007-12 https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/348330/ unknown Smale, Dan A., Barnes, David K.A. and Fraser, Keiron P.P. (2007) The influence of ice scour on benthic communities at three contrasting sites at Adelaide Island, Antarctica. Austral Ecology, 32 (8), 878-888. (doi:10.1111/j.1442-9993.2007.01776.x <http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1442-9993.2007.01776.x>). Article PeerReviewed 2007 ftsouthampton https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1442-9993.2007.01776.x 2023-07-09T21:44:12Z Ice scouring is a key structuring force acting on high latitude shallow benthic communities. Despite its importance, detailed studies of scoured communities are still rare. Here we report the ecological effects of 12 iceberg impacts, across three contrasting study sites, at Adelaide Island, West Antarctic Peninsula. Grounded icebergs were marked with GPS and the newly formed scours (at 10–17 m depth) were sampled within 20 days of formation. Comparisons between scoured and adjacent unscoured assemblages were made using measures of abundance, biomass, taxon richness and the relative abundance of secondary consumers. Ice scouring was catastrophic at all sites, despite differences in substratum type, exposure and background community. Compared with undisturbed areas, scour assemblages were 95% lower in mean macrofaunal abundance and 75.9% lower in species richness. There was no general trend across all sites of ice scouring selecting for secondary consumers. The echinoid Sterechinus neumayeri and bivalve mollusc Mysella charcoti were highly abundant in undisturbed areas and were the biggest contributors to the observed differences between scours and undisturbed areas. Article in Journal/Newspaper Adelaide Island Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Antarctica Iceberg* University of Southampton: e-Prints Soton Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Adelaide Island ENVELOPE(-68.914,-68.914,-67.762,-67.762) Austral Ecology 32 8 878 888 |
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Ice scouring is a key structuring force acting on high latitude shallow benthic communities. Despite its importance, detailed studies of scoured communities are still rare. Here we report the ecological effects of 12 iceberg impacts, across three contrasting study sites, at Adelaide Island, West Antarctic Peninsula. Grounded icebergs were marked with GPS and the newly formed scours (at 10–17 m depth) were sampled within 20 days of formation. Comparisons between scoured and adjacent unscoured assemblages were made using measures of abundance, biomass, taxon richness and the relative abundance of secondary consumers. Ice scouring was catastrophic at all sites, despite differences in substratum type, exposure and background community. Compared with undisturbed areas, scour assemblages were 95% lower in mean macrofaunal abundance and 75.9% lower in species richness. There was no general trend across all sites of ice scouring selecting for secondary consumers. The echinoid Sterechinus neumayeri and bivalve mollusc Mysella charcoti were highly abundant in undisturbed areas and were the biggest contributors to the observed differences between scours and undisturbed areas. |
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Smale, Dan A. Barnes, David K.A. Fraser, Keiron P.P. The influence of ice scour on benthic communities at three contrasting sites at Adelaide Island, Antarctica |
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Smale, Dan A. Barnes, David K.A. Fraser, Keiron P.P. |
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Smale, Dan A. |
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The influence of ice scour on benthic communities at three contrasting sites at Adelaide Island, Antarctica |
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The influence of ice scour on benthic communities at three contrasting sites at Adelaide Island, Antarctica |
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The influence of ice scour on benthic communities at three contrasting sites at Adelaide Island, Antarctica |
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The influence of ice scour on benthic communities at three contrasting sites at Adelaide Island, Antarctica |
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The influence of ice scour on benthic communities at three contrasting sites at Adelaide Island, Antarctica |
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influence of ice scour on benthic communities at three contrasting sites at adelaide island, antarctica |
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Adelaide Island Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Antarctica Iceberg* |
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Smale, Dan A., Barnes, David K.A. and Fraser, Keiron P.P. (2007) The influence of ice scour on benthic communities at three contrasting sites at Adelaide Island, Antarctica. Austral Ecology, 32 (8), 878-888. (doi:10.1111/j.1442-9993.2007.01776.x <http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1442-9993.2007.01776.x>). |
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