Southern Ocean biodiversity reflects past climate, oceanographic, and tectonic changes.
Molecular data from contemporary populations carry signatures of these processes. Here …

Molluscs comprise the second largest phylum of animals (after arthropods), occurring in
virtually all habitats. Some are commercially important, a few are pests and some carry …

Because of the unique conditions that exist around the Antarctic continent, Southern Ocean
(SO) ecosystems are very susceptible to the growing impact of global climate change and …

The largest seaweed, giant kelp (Macrocystis) is the fastest growing and most prolific of all
plants found on earth. Growing from the seafloor and extending along the ocean surface in …

Over the past few decades the field of biogeo graphy has expanded with rapid technological
and methodological developments. Th Page 1 Published by the Scientific Committee on …

The role of dispersal potential on phylogeographic structure, evidenced by the degree of
genetic structure and the presence of coincident genetic and biogeographic breaks, was …

Correct identification of species is required to assess and understand the biodiversity of an
ecosystem. In the deep sea, however, this is only possible to a limited extent, as a large part …

We are beginning to appreciate that the origin of the modern Antarctic marine fauna is
related to a series of key events throughout the Cenozoic era. In the first of these, the mass …

Climate change has consequences over marine organisms and their behavior. Echinoderms
have been found to be negatively affected on righting time, survival, feeding rate or growth …

Throughout the Quaternary, the continental‐based Antarctic ice sheets expanded and
contracted repeatedly. Evidence suggests that during glacial maxima, grounded ice …