Dataset: Benthic community data from 17 sites in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica from 2002 to 2014

Final no updates expectedVersion 1 (2018-09-13)Dataset Type:Other Field Results

Principal Investigator, Contact: Stacy Kim (Moss Landing Marine Laboratories)

BCO-DMO Data Manager: Amber D. York (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)


Project: Decadal Variation in Antarctic Marine Benthic Ecosystems (McMurdo Marine Benthos)

Project: Food web dynamics in an intact ecosystem: the role of top predators in McMurdo Sound (McMurdo Predator Prey)

Project: Development of a Remotely Operated Vehicle for Under Sea Ice Research in Polar Environments (SCINI)

Project: Community Dynamics in a Polar Ecosystem: Benthic Recovery From A Large Scale Organic Enrichment in the Antarctic (Antarctic Benthic Recovery)


Abstract

Sample images were collected by SCUBA divers during the austral spring between September and November each year from 2002 to 2014 in McMurdo Sound. Organisms visible in the images were identified to the lowest possible taxonomic category and enumerated.

Related datasets:
McMurdo sediment: https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/746035
McMurdo epifauna species list: https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/746999


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