Benthic mats in Antarctica: biophysical coupling of sea-bed hypoxia and sediment communities

Transient white and grey mats were observed in depressions and enclosed basins in marine sediment in the Windmill Islands, East Antarctica. These patches have not been described in the Antarctic marine environment previously although a similar phenomenon has been described in the Arctic. Our aim was...

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Published in:Polar Biology
Main Authors: Powell, SM, Palmer, AS, Johnstone, GJ, Snape, I, Stark, JS, Riddle, MJ
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Springer-Verlag 2012
Subjects:
Environmental Sciences
Ecological Applications
Ecological Impacts of Climate Change
Antarctic
Arctic
East Antarctica
The Antarctic
Windmill Islands
Antarc*
Antarctica
Climate change
Polar Biology
Sea ice
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-011-1043-9
http://ecite.utas.edu.au/65684

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