Abstract:
Fish samples of Champsocephalus gunnari and Notothenia rossii (tissues preserved in ethanol, and otoliths) were collected aboard the James Clark Ross (JR145) during the 2005-2006 field season. Morphometric data, including body length, mass, sex and reproductive condition, were derived from the samples.
Between 60-100 adult individuals of each species were collected from each of several locations including: Elephant Island, Deception Island and the South Orkney Islands. Sampling from these regions allows us to test the influence of local hydrology/currents around the Antarctic Peninsula as well as that of larger systems within the Scotia Sea (via comparisons with samples already collected from Shag Rocks and South Georgia).
Keywords:
Antarctic Peninsula, Champsocephalus gunnari , Notothenia rossii , Scotia Sea, Shag Rocks, South Orkney Islands, South Shetland Islands, Southern Ocean, morphometric study
| Creation Date: | 2012-03-05 |
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| Originating Center: | BAS/PDC |
| Dataset Progress: | Complete |
| Dataset Language: | English |
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| Personnel: | |
| Name | Prof G Carvalho |
| Role(s) | Investigator |
| Organisation | University of Wales, Bangor |
| Name | Dr Michael Meredith |
| Role(s) | Investigator |
| Organisation | British Antarctic Survey |
| Name | Dr Jenny Rock |
| Role(s) | Investigator, Technical Contact |
| Organisation | University of Otago |
| Name | Dr Sally Thorpe |
| Role(s) | Investigator |
| Organisation | British Antarctic Survey |
| Name | Dr Emma Young |
| Role(s) | Investigator |
| Organisation | British Antarctic Survey |
| Name | UK PDC |
| Role(s) | Metadata Author |
| Organisation | British Antarctic Survey |
| Parent Dataset: | N/A |