Volcanism and rapid sedimentation affect the benthic communities of Deception Island, Antarctica

• Published in: Continental Shelf Research
• Main Authors: Angulo-Preckler, Carlos, Pernet, Philippe, García-Hernández, Cristina, Kereszturi, Gabor, Alvarez-Valero, Antonio M., Hopfenblatt, Joaquín, Gómez-Ballesteros, María, Otero, Xosé L., Caza, Jaime, Ruiz-Fernández, Jesús, Geyer, Adelina, Ávila Escartín, Conxita
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 2021
• Subjects: Sedimentació; Antàrtida; Invertebrats marins; Volcans; Sedimentation and deposition; Antarctica; Marine invertebrates; Volcanoes; Antarctic; Deception Island; Port Foster; Southern Ocean; Stanley Patch; Antarc*; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2445/176666

Deception Island is amongst the most active volcanoes in the Southern Ocean, with over 20 explosive eruptions in the last ca. 200 years. The eruption that formed the caldera at Deception Island occurred 3980 ± 125 calendar years Before Present, and it is the largest eruptive event documented in Anta...