Benthic macrofauna assemblages and biochemical properties of sediments in two Antarctic regions differently affected by climate change

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 35, Issue , 2012, Pages 53-63

  Sane E ^a   Isla, E ^a   Gerdes, D ^b   Montiel, A ^c   Gili, J M ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE MAGALLANES   (Chile)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Biochemistry; Macrofauna; Sediments

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOMASS; CARBOHYDRATE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTINENTAL SHELF; ICE SHELF; LIPID; MACROBENTHOS; MACROECOLOGY; MARINE SEDIMENT; ORGANIC MATTER; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PROTEIN; RECOLONIZATION; REFRACTION; SEAFLOOR; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENT CORE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ANTARCTICA; SOUTHERN OCEAN; WEDDELL SEA;

EID: 84856802709     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2011.12.008     Document Type: Article

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