Download AEBR 115 Biodiversity of macroinvertebrate and fish assemblages of the Balleny Islands seamounts

In March 2004 the BioRoss Survey assessed the biodiversity of selected marine assemblages of the Balleny islands and two nearby seamounts. Depth-related variables were the main environmental drivers for the fish assemblages, while a combination of large-scale oceanographic and local habitat variables influenced the patterns of macroinvertebrate assemblage composition. The survey data and findings provide useful information for the conservation and environmental management of the region.