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Suprabenthic euphausiids and mysids from the South Shetland Islands and the Bransfield Strait, Southern ocean (BENTART-95 cruise)

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During the austral summer 1995, the suprabenthic assemblages from 24 stations (45–649 m water depth) located around the South Shetland Islands and in the Bransfield Strait were sampled with a Macer-GIROQ sled. The purpose of this paper is to describe the structure of two main crustacean groups (euphausiids and mysids) in the near-bottom water layers sampled by the sled and to focus on the life history of two dominant mysid species from these areas (Mysidetes posthon and Antarctomysis maxima). The distribution and the main factor structuring populations in the investigated area are discussed.

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The BENTART cruises were carried out under the auspices of two Spanish Council of Scientific and Technical Research (CICYT) Antarctic Programmes (no. ANT 93-0996 and no. ANT 94-1161-E). The completion of the work in Spain was achieved under contract no. ANT95-1011and ANT97-2097/E of the Spanish CICYT. The crew and officers of R.V. “Hesperides”, Alfredo Igelmo and José Castro played a vital part in the materialization of this project. To all of them we express our gratitude.

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  1. c/Nou, 8. 43839 Creixell, Tarragona, Spain

    C. San Vicente

  2. Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Puerto Pesquero s/n, 29640, Fuengirola, Málaga, Spain

    A. Ramos

  3. UMR 5805 (CNRS/UB1), Laboratoire d’Océanographie Biologique, 2 rue Jolyet, 33120, Arcachon, France

    J. C. Sorbe

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Vicente, C.S., Ramos, A. & Sorbe, J.C. Suprabenthic euphausiids and mysids from the South Shetland Islands and the Bransfield Strait, Southern ocean (BENTART-95 cruise). Polar Biol 29, 211–222 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-005-0041-1

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