Download AEBR 101 Biodiversity of macroinvertebrate and fish assemblages of the northwestern Ross Sea shelf

In March 2004 the ‘BioRoss Survey’ assessed the biodiversity of selected marine assemblages in the northwestern Ross Sea. The survey found that depth-related variables were the main environmental drivers for the fish assemblages, while a combination of large-scale oceanographic and local habitat variables influence the patterns of macroinvertebrate assemblage composition. The survey data and findings provide useful information for the conservation and environmental management of the region.