Anthropogenic disturbance and biodiversity of marine benthic communities in Antarctica: a regional comparison.

The impacts of two Antarctic stations in different regions, on marine sediment macrofaunal communities were compared: McMurdo, a very large station in the Ross Sea; and Casey, a more typical small station in East Antarctica. Community structure and diversity were compared along a gradient of anthrop...

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Main Authors: Jonathan S Stark, Stacy L Kim, John S Oliver
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4053418?pdf=render