TY - JOUR N2 - The material discussed in this paper was collected in the Drake Passage and Bransfield Strait (Antarctica) within the framework of the BIOMASS-SIBEX programme. Samples were collected by hauling Nansen nets verticaly through the 100 — 0, 300—100 and 500 — 300 m layers in December 1983 and January 1984. Of the six species recorded — Metaconchoecia isocheira, Alacia hettacra, Alacia belgicae, Metaconchoecia skogsbergi, Boroecia antipoda and Discoconchoecia off. elegans — the first three, endemic to Antarctic waters — were predominant (92.9%). Ostracoda were found most abundantly in the eastern part of the study area — between Elephant Island and South Orkney Islands, and in the south-western part of Bransfield Strait. Their vertical distribution depended on the hydrological conditions. Ostracoda were most numerous in the 500—300 m and 300 — 100 m layers; very few were recorded in the 100—0 m surface layer. L1 - http://www.journals.pan.pl/Content/110983/PDF/1995-3-4_149-161.pdf L2 - http://www.journals.pan.pl/Content/110983 PY - 1995 IS - No 3-4 EP - 161 KW - Antarctica KW - BIOMASS-SIBEX KW - Ostracoda A1 - Błachowiak-Samołyk, Katarzyna A1 - Żmijewska, Maria I. PB - Polish Academy of Sciences PB - Committee on Polar Research VL - vol. 16 DA - 1995 T1 - Horizontal and vertical distribution of Ostracodain Drake Passage and Bransfield Strait (BIOMASS-SIBEX, December 1983-January 1984) SP - 149 UR - http://www.journals.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/110983 T2 - Polish Polar Research ER -