Abundance and distribution of invertebrate larvae in the Bellingshausen Sea (West Antarctica)

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Ameneiro, Julia, Mouriño-Carballido, Beatriz, Parapar, Julio, Vázquez, Elsa
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2012
• Subjects: Bellingshausen Sea; Antarctica; Invertebrate larvae; Distribution; Diversity; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Peter I Island; The Antarctic; West Antarctica; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2183/17643

The central part of the Bellingshausen Sea has been poorly studied, partly because of the presence of ice during most of the year. The main aim of this study was to analyse the abundance and distribution of meroplankton, and the influence of oceanographic properties were investigated in the Bellings...