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Animal associations with the dominant species of shallow water macrophytes along the coastline of the Vestfold Hills, Antarctica

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Biology of the Vestfold Hills, Antarctica

Part of the book series: Developments in Hydrobiology ((DIHY,volume 34))

Abstract

Benthic grab samples, taken through core holes in sea-ice 1983, returned eight species of marine macrophytes which had associated fauna on at least one sample. A total of 24 animal taxa were found on these eight macrophytes. Phyllophora antarctica had a significantly greater biomass of attached fauna per unit of macrophyte biomass than any of the other seven species. It also had the greatest variety of epiphytic fauna (21 taxa). Phyllophora antarctica was the only macrophyte collected from comparatively protected Ellis Fjord, apart from filamentous algae, including Cladophora subsimplex and Geminocarpus austrogeorgiae, which were found in the most landward basin. It therefore played an important role in the ecology of the fjord.

Palmaria decipiens was commonly collected at more exposed coastal sites and was dominant in Long Fjord, characterized here as intermediate in terms of water movement. Sixteen animal taxa were collected from this macrophyte with the greatest numbers being found in July and August. Only four animal taxa were collected from Iridaea cordata. The other five macrophyte species from which epiphytic animals were collected (Porphyra endiviifolium, Plocamium cartilagineum, Desmarestia menziesii, Himantothallus grandifolius and Cladophora subsimplex had animals associated with them on less than half the occasions when they were found.

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  1. National Institute of Oceanography, 403 004, Dona Paula, Goa, India

    V. K. Dhargalkar

  2. Department of Science, Antarctic Division, 7050, Kingston, Tasmania, Australia

    H. R. Burton

  3. Zoology Department, Monash University, 3168, Clayton, Victoria, Australia

    J. M. Kirkwood

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  1. University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

    J. M. Ferris

  2. Australian Antarctic Division, Kingston, Tasmania, Australia

    H. R. Burton  & G. W. Johnstone  & 

  3. Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    I. A. E. Bayly

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Dhargalkar, V.K., Burton, H.R., Kirkwood, J.M. (1988). Animal associations with the dominant species of shallow water macrophytes along the coastline of the Vestfold Hills, Antarctica. In: Ferris, J.M., Burton, H.R., Johnstone, G.W., Bayly, I.A.E. (eds) Biology of the Vestfold Hills, Antarctica. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 34. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3089-6_13

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