Polychaeta (Annelida) of the Deep Southern Ocean
Schüller, Myriam
The Southern Ocean has been subject to extensive research during the last century. However, the majority of expeditions focussed on the Antarctic shelf, which is easier accessible than the deep sea. In the beginning of the 21st century the ANDEEP projects were designed to conduct a first thorough survey on the faunal communities in the Southern Ocean deep sea. During two cruises in 2002 and 2005 the seafloor in the Atlantic sector was sampled ...