Title:

Whale bones and macroalgae as source of nutrients and cations in the nearshore geoecosystem of Admiralty Bay (King George Island, Antarctica)

Subtitle:

Whale bones and macroalgae as source of nutrients and cations

Creator:

Rakusa-Suszczewski, Stanisław ; Nędzarek, Arkadiusz

Contributor:

Polish Academy of Sciences. Institute of Ecology

Publisher:

Polish Academy of Sciences. Institute of Ecology. Publishing Office

Place of publishing:

Dziekanów Leśny

Date issued/created:

2002

Description:

Pages 389-396 : illustrations ; 27 cm ; Bibliographical references (page 396) ; Contains map

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Subject and Keywords:

whale bones ; mineral composition ; nutrients

Abstract:

In the area of the western shore of Admiralty Bay (SSSI No. 8), the remains of 52 whale skulls were found; along the shores of the entire bay 175 skulls were reported. These skulls of whales caught in the area at the beginning of the 20th century are now considered as protected elements of the landscape. Whale bones provide a continuous source of chemical elements and nutrients that are released into the environment; they also cumulate elements of anthropogenic origin, e.g. Pb. The bones of whales as well as macroalgae and penguin feathers might be the source of calcium, phosphorus, carbon, nitrogen and sulphur for the land ecosystem.

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Relation:

Polish Journal of Ecology

Volume:

50

Issue:

3

Start page:

389

End page:

396

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Resource Identifier:

ISSN 1505-2249

Source:

MiIZ PAN, call no. P.2840 ; click here to follow the link

Language:

eng

Language of abstract:

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution BY 3.0 PL license

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. [CC BY 3.0 PL] May be used within the scope specified in Creative Commons Attribution BY 3.0 PL license, full text available at: ; -

Digitizing institution:

Museum and Institute of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Library of the Museum and Institute of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Projects co-financed by:

Operational Program Digital Poland, 2014-2020, Measure 2.3: Digital accessibility and usefulness of public sector information; funds from the European Regional Development Fund and national co-financing from the state budget.

Access:

Open