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<p>The present analysis is based on 140 quantitative samples collected from depths of 20 to 500 m in the central basin of Admiralty Bay and its inner shallow area, Ezcurra Inlet. One hundred and twenty species were identified, of which 47 species were new for Admiralty Bay. Mean density of crustaceans decreased with depth. Highest species richness was observed at depths of 50–100 m. Historical data and present investigations revealed distinct differences in the amphipod assemblages at different depths. In the subtidal zone, Gondogeneia antarctica was the dominant species; in the shallow sublittoral (down to ca 50 m) Prostebbingia gracilis and Hippomedon kergueleni played an important role. Below 50 m, the importance of phoxocephalid species increased.</p>
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The present analysis is based on 140 quantitative samples collected from depths of 20 to 500 m in the central basin of Admiralty Bay and its inner shallow area, Ezcurra Inlet. One hundred and twenty species were identified, of which 47 species were new for Admiralty Bay. Mean density of crustaceans decreased with depth. Highest species richness was observed at depths of 50–100 m. Historical data and present investigations revealed distinct differences in the amphipod assemblages at different depths. In the subtidal zone, Gondogeneia antarctica was the dominant species; in the shallow sublittoral (down to ca 50 m) Prostebbingia gracilis and Hippomedon kergueleni played an important role. Below 50 m, the importance of phoxocephalid species increased.

Soft bottom sublittoral amphipod fauna of Admiralty Bay, King George Island, Antarctic

Laboratory of Polar Biology and Oceanobiology

Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies

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The present analysis is based on 140 quantitative samples collected from depths of 20 to 500 m in the central basin of Admiralty Bay and its inner shallow...

Soft bottom sublittoral amphipod fauna of Admiralty Bay, King George Island, Antarctic

Published Online: Jan 21, 2011

Page range: 1 - 10

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13545-011-0001-z

Keywords
Antarctic, amphipod distribution, species richness

© 2011 Faculty of Oceanography and Geography, University of Gdańsk, Poland

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Soft bottom sublittoral amphipod fauna of Admiralty Bay, King George Island, Antarctic

Published Online: Jan 21, 2011

Page range: 1 - 10

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13545-011-0001-z

KeywordsAntarctic, amphipod distribution, species richness

© 2011 Faculty of Oceanography and Geography, University of Gdańsk, Poland

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Antarctic, amphipod distribution, species richness