Submarine sedimentary bedforms and benthos surrounding the Heard and McDonald Islands World Heritage Site

• Main Authors: Watson, SJ, Lucieer, V, Whittaker, J, Fox, JM, Hill, NA, Coffin, MF
• Other Authors: Harris, P, Baker, E
• Format: Book Part
• Language: unknown
• Published: Elsevier Science 2019
• Subjects: Kerguelen; sedimentary bedforms; sub-Antarctic; glacial retreat; invertebrate communities; shallow marine; World Heritage site; Antarctic; Heard Island; Heard; McDonald Islands; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://eprints.utas.edu.au/31812/; https://www.elsevier.com/books/seafloor-geomorphology-as-benthic-habitat/harris/978-0-12-814960-7

We present highlights of the first multibeam and bottom sampling survey surrounding the UNESCO WorldHeritage listed Heard and McDonald Islands (HIMI), conducted in the HIMI Marine Reserve InnerMarineZone. These insular shelf data reveal that persistent eastward flowing currents and retreating glacie...