Marine research in the Latitudinal Gradient Project along Victoria Land, Antarctica

Although echinoderms constitute some of the most conspicuous taxa of the Antarctic benthic communities, the echinoderm fauna of Terra Nova has not been described yet. The present study provides the first species list of echinoids, ophiuroids and asteroids from Terra Nova Bay (30–500 m depth) and des...

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Main Authors: BERKMAN P. A., C. HOWARD WILLIAMS, V. CUMMINGS, R. KVITEK, CATTANEO VIETTI, RICCARDO, CHIANTORE, MARIACHIARA
Other Authors: Berkman, P. A., CATTANEO VIETTI, Riccardo, Chiantore, Mariachiara, C., HOWARD WILLIAMS, V., Cumming, R., Kvitek
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2005
Subjects:
Latitudinal gradient
Victoria Land Coast
Antarctica
Global Change
Antarctic
The Antarctic
Victoria Land
Terra Nova Bay
Antarc*
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11567/247651
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Summary:Although echinoderms constitute some of the most conspicuous taxa of the Antarctic benthic communities, the echinoderm fauna of Terra Nova has not been described yet. The present study provides the first species list of echinoids, ophiuroids and asteroids from Terra Nova Bay (30–500 m depth) and describes the depth distribution of these species. Preliminary observations of the summer reproductive condition of some of the species are also included.

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