Network analyses on photographic surveys reveal that invertebrate predators do not structure epibenthos in the deep (~2000m) rocky Powell Basin, Weddell Sea, Antarctica

• Main Authors: Khan, Tasnuva Ming, Griffiths, Huw J, Whittle, Rowan J, Stephenson, Nile P, Delahooke, Katie M, Purser, Autun, Manica, Andrea, Mitchell, Emily G
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2024
• Subjects: 37 Earth Sciences; 31 Biological Sciences; 3103 Ecology; 14 Life Below Water; Antarctic; Powell Basin; Weddell; Weddell Sea; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/369796; https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.109460

<jats:p>Predator-prey interactions in marine ecosystems control population sizes, maintain species richness, and provide intermediate disturbance. Such ecosystem structuring interactions may be rare in Antarctic epibenthic communities, which are unique among marine ecosystems worldwide for the...