Ectosymbiosis associated with cidaroids (Echinodermata: Echinoidea) promotes benthic colonization of the seafloor in the Larsen Embayments, Western Antarctica

• Published in: Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography
• Main Authors: Hardy, C., David, B., Rigaud, T., De Ridder, C., Saucede, T.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: Cidaroidea; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Weddell; Atka; Elephant Island; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Shelf; Iceberg*
• Online Access: http://www.vliz.be/nl/open-marien-archief?module=ref&refid=210821

Ice-shelf collapses in the Larsen A and B embayments along the Weddell side of the Antarctic Peninsula resulted in new open-water areas that are likely reorganizing benthic communities. It is a natural laboratory to assess colonization of the sea bottom under new conditions. We tested the hypothesis...