Trophic modes of large Antarctic Foraminifera: roles of carnivory, omnivory, and detritivory

• Published in: Marine Ecology Progress Series
• Main Authors: Suhr, Stephanie B., Alexander, Stephen P., Gooday, Andrew J., Pond, David W., Bowser, Samuel S.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: Antarctic; Austral; Explorers Cove; Antarc*; Antarctica; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://pure.uhi.ac.uk/en/publications/a24e480f-d186-4726-b65d-3aab803029c2; https://doi.org/10.3354/meps07693

Astrammina rara, Crithionina delacai, and Notodendrodes hyalinosphaira are 3 of the largest and most abundant members of the foraminiferal assemblage at a shallow-water (28 to 32 m) site in Explorers Cove, Antarctica. This study summarizes observations from 2 decades of research, during which we emp...