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New results of the “EPOS” leg 3 cruise to antarctica: Horizontal and vertical distribution of isopods (Crustacea) in the eastern Weddell Sea

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A comparison of the “EPOS” leg 3 material of Weddell Sea Isopoda with the known literature data revealed some new results for the horizontal and vertical distribution of isopods in the eastern Weddell Sea. The number of isopod species known for the Weddell Sea almost doubled to 118 species. New results on the vertical distribution of 11 isopod genera are presented.

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  1. Universität Oldenburg, Fachbereich 7, Biologie, Postfach 2503, W-2900, Oldenburg, Germany

    Alfons Zimmermann

  2. Institut für Polarökologie, Universität Kiel, Olshausenstrasse 40 60, W-2300, Kiel 1, Germany

    Angelika Brandt

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Data presented here were collected during the European Polarstern Study (EPOS) sponsored by the European Science Foundation

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Zimmermann, A., Brandt, A. New results of the “EPOS” leg 3 cruise to antarctica: Horizontal and vertical distribution of isopods (Crustacea) in the eastern Weddell Sea. Polar Biol 12, 121–128 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00239972

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