Oxford Scholarship Online: The Biology of Polar Regions

The Biology of Polar Regions Thomas, D.N. University of Wales, Bangor, UK Fogg, G.E. University of Wales, Bangor, UK. Deceased 2005 Convey, P. British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, UK Fritsen, C.H. Desert Research Institute, Nevada, USA Gili, J.-M. Institut de Ciències del Mar (CSIC), Spanish National Research Council, Spain Gradinger, R. University of Fairbanks, Alaska, USA Laybourn-Parry, J. University of Tasmania, Australia Reid, K. Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources, Tasmania, Australia Walton, D.W.H. British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, UK Print publication date: 2008 (this edition) Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: May 2008 Print ISBN-13: 978-0-19-929811-2
8 Marine benthos in polar regions doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199298112.003.0008 David N. Thomas G.E. (Tony) Fogg Peter Convey Christian H. Fritsen Josep-Maria Gili Rolf Gradinger Johanna Laybourn-Parry Keith Reid David W.H. Walton Abstract: This chapter discusses the marine benthos. Topics covered include the littoral zone, the shallow sublittoral zone, the benthos of deep waters, benthos under ice shelves, and seasonality and dynamics of benthic communities. Keywords: littoral zone, shallow sublittoral zone, deep water, ice shelves, benthic communities,