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Iceberg Scour and Shell Damage in the Antarctic Bivalve Laternula elliptica

We document differences in shell damage and shell thickness in a bivalve mollusc (Laternula elliptica) from seven sites around Antarctica with differing exposures to ice movement. These range from 60% of the sea bed impacted by ice per year (Hangar Cove, Antarctic Peninsula) to those protected by vi...

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Autores principales: Harper, Elizabeth M., Clark, Melody S., Hoffman, Joseph I., Philipp, Eva E. R., Peck, Lloyd S., Morley, Simon A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3460817/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23029484
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0046341

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