Vol. 75 (3) 2023

ARTICLES

Distribution of Boeckella poppei (Mrázek, 1901) (Copepoda: Calanoida) on the Livingston Island, Maritime Antarctic

Ivan Pandourski1,*, Vesela Evtimova1, Lyubomir Kenderov2 & Patricio de Los Rios-Escalante3

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*1Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1 Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd., 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria; E-mail: pandourski@gmail.com; vesela.evtimova@gmail.com
2Faculty of Biology, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, 8 Dragan Tsankov Blvd., 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria; E-mail: lubomir.kenderov@gmail.com
3Facultad de Recursos Naturales, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas y Químicas, Universidad Católica de Temuco, Casilla 15-D, Temuco, Chile; E-mail: prios@uct.cl

https://doi.org/10.71424/azb75.3.002644

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Abstract
The available data on the localities (including new localities) of the calanoid copepod Boeckella poppei on the Livingston Island, Maritime Antarctic, are summarised. The results suggest a substantial expansion in the distribution of the species, likely owing to recent climate change and the resulting freeing from permanent ice or snow of additional territories during the austral summer.

Key words
Boeckella, new localities, Antarctic freshwaters, climate change

How to Cite
Pandourski I., Evtimova V., Kenderov L. & Rios-Escalante P. de L. 2023. Distribution of Boeckella poppei (Mrázek, 1901) (Copepoda: Calanoida) on the Livingston Island, Maritime Antarctic. Acta zoologica bulgarica 75 (3) 445-447.

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