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Benthos antártico de fondo blando en ambientes oligotróficos y eutróficos.

P K Dayton, J S Oliver

Science (New York, N.Y.)

|July 1, 1977

Resumen

El bentos antártico en el estrecho de McMurdo muestra diferencias notables. East Sound es eutrófico con alta densidad de infauna, mientras que West Sound es oligotrófico, parecido a las comunidades de aguas profundas.

Área de la Ciencia:

Biología marina Biología marina.
Los ecosistemas antárticos en la Antártida.
Ecología bentónica Ecología bentónica.

Sus antecedentes:

El estrecho de McMurdo, en la Antártida, exhibe distintas zonas ecológicas.
Los lados este y oeste del sonido poseen características únicas que influyen en la vida bentónica.

Objetivo del estudio:

Para caracterizar y comparar los conjuntos infaunales del este y el oeste de McMurdo Sound.
Para entender los impulsores ecológicos que dan forma a estas contrastantes comunidades bentónicas.

Principales métodos:

Muestreo bentónico y análisis de conjuntos de fauna.
Caracterización de las condiciones ambientales (eutrófica frente a oligotrófica).

Principales resultados:

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East Sound: altas densidades de fauna en un entorno eutrófico, globalmente significativo.
West Sound: Baja densidad de infauna y epifauna móvil, similar a las comunidades bajas de aguas profundas, influenciadas por las corrientes de la plataforma de hielo de Ross.

Conclusiones:

El bentos de McMurdo Sound está formado por niveles contrastantes de nutrientes y la circulación del agua.
Los distintos ensamblajes resaltan los diversos nichos ecológicos dentro de los entornos marinos antárticos.