Abatus Bay (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Abatus Bay (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Bay (3)
This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
This bay, immediately to the north of Davis station, supports large populations of all five Abatus species, and is typical of the sort of soft substrate habitat that occurs throughout the Prydz Bay/Davis region.
Named in recognition of the importance and dominance of the Abatus group of invertebrate species in soft sediment benthic communities around Davis. Five species of Abatus occur in high abundance around the coastline of Davis station, East Antarctica (A. cavernosus, A. ingens, A. nimrodi, A. philippii and A. shackletoni), at population densities of around 30 individuals per square metre in areas of suitable habitat.
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