Ecophysiology of Antarctic sea-ice meiofauna

• Main Author: Kiko, Rainer
• Other Authors: Werner, Iris, Bosch, Thomas
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: ddc:590; thesis; sea ice; meiofauna; thermal hysteresis; Weddell Sea; Meereis; thermale Hysterese; Weddellmeer; Antarctic; Bellingshausen Sea; Lützow-Holm Bay; The Antarctic; Weddell; Antarc*; Antarctica; antarcticus; Antarktis*; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:gbv:8-diss-34414; https://macau.uni-kiel.de/receive/diss_mods_00003441; https://macau.uni-kiel.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/dissertation_derivate_00002671/Dissertation_Kiko_2009.pdf

Sea ice is permeated by small brine channels, which are characterised by sub-zero temperatures and varying salinities. Despite sometimes extreme conditions a relatively diverse fauna and flora thrives within these brine channels. Stephos longipes, Paralabidocera antarctica and Drescheriella glaciali...