A simple time-lapse apparatus for monitoring macrozoobenthos activity in Antarctica

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Peirano, Andrea, Bordone, Andrea, Marini, Simone, PIAZZA, PAOLA, SCHIAPARELLI, STEFANO
• Other Authors: Piazza, Paola, Schiaparelli, Stefano
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Ross Sea; King George Island; McMurdo Sound; Nacella; McClintock; Antarc*; Antarctica; Terranova
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11567/866918; https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102016000377

In situ time-lapse studies in Polar Regions are uncommon because of the intrinsic limitations of scientific SCUBA diving at sub-zero temperatures and the logistical challenges linked to the deployment of underwater time-lapse systems, which are typically large and heavy. In Antarctica, a number of n...