Variation of scavenger richness and abundance between sites of high and low iceberg scour frequency in Ryder Bay, west Antarctic Peninsula

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Dunlop, Katherine M., Barnes, David K.A., Bailey, David M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2014
• Subjects: Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Ryder; Ryder Bay; Antarc*; Iceberg*; Polar Biology
• Online Access: https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/100371/; https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/100371/1/100371.pdf

Physical disturbance, particularly from iceberg scour, is a major structuring force in polar benthic communities at shelf depths. Scouring kills and damages benthic organisms providing food for the abundant scavenging fauna of coastal Antarctic waters. This trophic group is likely to be strongly aff...