Scavenging in Antarctica: Intense variation between sites and seasons in shallow benthic necrophagy

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 349, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 405-417

  Smale, Dan A ^a   Barnes, David K A ^a   Fraser, Keiron P P ^a   Mann, Paul J ^a   Brown, Matt P ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Baited camera; Consumption rates; Necrophagy; Scavengers; Southern Ocean

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPOD; ANTARCTIC BOTTOM WATER; BAIT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLATWORM; FOOD CONSUMPTION; PERCIFORM; SCAVENGER; SEASONAL VARIATION; VIDEOGRAPHY;

ADELAIDE ISLAND; ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; ANTARCTICA; SOUTHERN OCEAN; WEST ANTARCTICA;

LYSIANASSIDAE; NEMERTEA; NOTOTHENIA CORIICEPS; NOTOTHENIIDAE; ODONTASTER VALIDUS; PARBORLASIA CORRUGATUS;

EID: 34547610782     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2007.06.002     Document Type: Article

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