Structure of the cnidaria community in the Weddell Sea in relation to hydrographic characteristic

In English: Scientific objectives: -Determine the role played by cnidaria in the Antarctic plankton-benthos ecosystem. -Study of the composition, relative abundance and distribution of planktonic cnidaria in the Weddell Sea and in relations with the hydrographic characteristic using zooplankton samples taken by the Alfred Wegener Institut. -Study of the food-web ecology of Antarctic benthic cnidaria.Activities carried out:Participation in the ANTARKTIS X/3 oceanographic campaign on board the RV/Polarstern.

This took place from March 27th to May 19th, 1992 in the Weddell sea.Study of the finding on gelatinous zooplankton gathered during the ANTARKTIS X/3 campaign. En Espanol: Objetivos cientificos: -Determinar el papel que desempenan los cnidaridos en el ecosistema plancton-bentos antartico. -Estudio de la composicion especifica, abundancia y distribucion de los cnidarios planctonicos en el mar de Weddell y su relacion con las caracteristicas hidrograficas a partir de las muestras de zooplancton recolectadas por el Alfred-Wegener-Institut. -Estudio de la ecologia trofica de los cnidarios bentonicos antarticos.