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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Main Authors: Elizabeth M Harper, Melody S Clark, Joseph I Hoffman, Eva E R Philipp, Lloyd S Peck, Simon A Morley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3460817?pdf=render