The role of foraminifera in Antartic Benthic communities with respect to the seasonal deposition of organic matter

• Main Author: Suhr Sliester, Stephanie B
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of Southampton 2003
• Subjects: Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; McMurdo Sound; Anvers; Anvers Island; Arthur Harbor; Explorers Cove; Antarc*; antartic*; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/465049/; https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/465049/1/906238.pdf

Antarctic marine environments are characterised by intense seasonality. High nutrient concentrations in seasonally ice covered Antarctic coastal and shelf areas lead to a massive phytoplankton bloom following the melting of the sea ice in spring and early summer. A major part of this particulate org...