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Schüller, Myriam; Ebbe, Brigitte; Wägele, Johann-Wolfgang (2009): Abundance and characteristics of Polychaeta taxa and associated sediment during POLARSTERN campaign ANT-XXII/3 (ANDEEP-IIII) [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.854983, Supplement to: Schüller, M et al. (2009): Community structure and diversity of polychaetes (Annelida) in the deep Weddell Sea (Southern Ocean) and adjacent basins. Marine Biodiversity, 39(2), 95-108, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-009-0009-4

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Abstract:
During the austral summer of 2005, the Weddell deep sea and adjacent basins were sampled in the course of the ANDEEP III project. In this study, 19 epibenthic-sledge stations are analyzed, with a focus on species diversity and distribution patterns of polychaetes. The polychaete fauna of the deep Southern Ocean has been found to be similarly speciose and diverse compared with deep-sea basins worldwide. Also, in depths below 2,000 m many polychaete species do not seem to be endemic for certain areas but are rather far spread within the Southern Ocean and beyond. Therefore, ongoing faunal exchanges between adjacent basins, even beyond the Antarctic convergence, are strongly suggested, ruling out a general isolation of the Southern Ocean deep-sea benthos. Driving forces behind species distribution patterns were investigated. The findings indicate that polychaete species' distribution in the Southern Ocean deep sea is rather dependent on local environment than depths.
Project(s):
Priority Programme 1158 Antarctic Research with Comparable Investigations in Arctic Sea Ice Areas (SPP1158)
Funding:
German Research Foundation (DFG), grant/award no. 5472008: Priority Programme 1158 Antarctic Research with Comparable Investigations in Arctic Sea Ice Areas
Coverage:
Median Latitude: -55.814799 * Median Longitude: -17.638003 * South-bound Latitude: -71.305900 * West-bound Longitude: -64.657500 * North-bound Latitude: -41.116500 * East-bound Longitude: 9.914700
Date/Time Start: 2005-01-26T09:35:00 * Date/Time End: 2005-03-30T22:40:00
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-3.0)
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  1. Schüller, M; Ebbe, B; Wägele, J-W (2009): (Table 1) Number of individuals, species and families of Polychaeta in EBS-samples from the ANDEEP-III campaign (ANT-XXII/3). https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.854977
  2. Schüller, M; Ebbe, B; Wägele, J-W (2009): (Table 2) Number of individuals, number of species and life forms of Polychaeta families in EBS-samples from the ANDEEP-III campaign (ANT-XXII/3) to the Southern Ocean/Weddell Sea. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.854979
  3. Schüller, M; Ebbe, B; Wägele, J-W (2009): (Table 3) Description of sedimentary environment at EBS-sampling sites during the ANDEEP-III campaign (ANT-XXII/3). https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.854980