A thorough census of Admiralty Bay benthic biodiversity was completed through the
synthesis of data, acquired from more than 30 years of observations. Most of the available …

The composition, spatial structure, diversity and abundance of Antarctic nematode and
copepod meiobenthic communities was examined in shallow (5–25 m) marine coastal …

We present a de novo transcriptome assembly for the non-model Antarctic polychaete worm
Microspio moorei (Spionidae) collected during Antarctic field expedition in Fildes Bay, King …

Marine invertebrate fauna associated with whale remains has lately attracted a great deal of
interest. However, very little is known about this fauna in the Southern Ocean, an area with …

The intertidal benthic fauna of the Antarctic coastal areas is largely unknown and has long
been thought to be absent or, at most, to be scarce. Since climate changes cause a …

McMurdo Station, the largest research station in Antarctica, ceased on-site garbage
dum** in 1988 and initiated sewage treatment in 2003. In 2003–2004 its sea-ice regime …

The Antarctic sublittoral is one of the most demanding habitat for polar bottom-dwelling
organisms, as the disturbance of this zone is highly intense. Rapid changes in the marine …

The aim of the study is to determine patterns of distribution, species richness and diversity of
polychaetes collected by trawling in Admiralty Bay. Forty-seven species of polychaetes were …

Abstract Deception Island (South Shetland Islands) is an atypical spot in its Antarctic context,
being a still active volcano with a submerged caldera. Although the sea-floor of its enclosed …

The polychaete community associated with holdfasts of the brown alga Himantothallus
grandifolius in Admiralty Bay has been studied. It is the first study of its kind in this area and …