History of benthic colonisation beneath the Amery Ice Shelf, East Antarctica

• Published in: Marine Ecology Progress Series
• Main Authors: Post, AL, Hemer, MA, O'Brien, PE, Roberts, D, Craven, M
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Inter-Research 2007
• Subjects: Biological Sciences; Ecology; Marine and Estuarine Ecology (incl. Marine Ichthyology); East Antarctica; Prydz Bay; Amery; Amery Ice Shelf; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Shelf
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps06966; http://ecite.utas.edu.au/50242

This study presents compelling evidence for a diverse and abundant seabed community that developed over the course of the Holocene beneath the Amery Ice Shelf, East Antarctica. Fossil analysis of a 47 cm long sediment core revealed a rich modern fauna dominated by filter feeders (sponges and bryozoa...