Title	Persistent elevated abundance of octopods in an overfished Antarctic area
Author	Vecchione, M.; Allcock, L.; Piatkowski, U.; Jorgensen, E.; Barratt, I.
Author Affil	Vecchione, M., National Museum of Natural History, National Marine Fisheries Service, Washington, DC. Other: National University of Ireland, Ireland; Universitat Kiel, Federal Republic of Germany; Alaska Fisheries Science Center; Queen's University, United Kingdom
Source	p.197-203, ; Smithsonian at the poles, Washington, DC, May 3-4, 2007, edited by I. Krupnik, M.A. Lang and S.E. Miller. Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, Washington, DC, United States. ISBN: 978-0-9788460-1-5ý0-9788460-1- X
Publication Date	2009
Notes	In English. 8 refs. Ant. Acc. No: 86088
Index Terms	Antarctica--Antarctic Peninsula; Southern Ocean; Antarctic Peninsula; Antarctica; biogeography; ecology; ecosystems; Elephant Island; International Polar Year 2007-08; Invertebrata; IPY 2007-08 Research Publications; Mollusca; Octopoda; populations
Abstract	Trawl surveys conducted between 1996 and 2007 show that populations of octopods have significantly higher abundances around Elephant Island, off the Antarctic Peninsula, than in similar areas nearby. This elevated abundance was first detected following the cessation of commercial fishing and has persisted for many years beyond, possibly indicating an enduring shift in the structure of the ecosystem.
URL	http://hdl.handle.net/10088/6827
Publication Type	monograph
Record ID	292169