Comparative marine biodiversity and depth zonation in the Southern Ocean: evidence from a new large polychaete dataset from Scotia and Amundsen seas

• Published in: Marine Biodiversity
• Main Authors: Neal, L, Linse, K, Brasier, MJ, Sherlock, E, Glover, AG
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2018
• Subjects: Antarctica; Southern Ocean; Amundsen Sea; Scotia Sea; Annelida; Polychaeta; taxonomy; deep sea; depth zonation; Island Bay; Pine Island Bay; Shag Rocks; South Orkney Islands; Southern Thule; Antarc*; Pine Island
• Online Access: https://eprints.utas.edu.au/37523/; https://eprints.utas.edu.au/37523/1/146247%20-%20Comparative%20marine%20biodiversity%20and%20depth%20zonation.pdf

Based on a dataset of 16,991 and 307 morphospecies of polychaete worms collected from 58 epibenthic sledge deployments across the Scotia and Amundsen Seas, we show that the structures of their shelf, deep-shelf and slope communities are composed of distinct polychaete assemblages spanning regions wi...