DELL'ACQUA , Ombretta

Climate changes effects include ocean acidification and, possibly, the alteration of frequency and magnitude of climate events, such as El Niño. All environmental global changes are supposed to be a major threat to ecosystem, both terrestrial and marine. Despite the amazing bulk of literature on these last, few efforts have been devoted to...

Biotic interactions are particularly relevant in stable environments, such as the High Antarctic areas. Among them, predation has a key role in structuring com- munity and population variables, including size-frequency distribution. This study aims to quantify the impact of pre- dation by the notothenioid sh Trematomus bernacchii on the...