Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Sub-Ice Macrofauna in the Barrow Strait Area, Northwest Territories

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
• Main Authors: Pike, Daniel G., Welch, Harold E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1990
• Subjects: Aquatic Science; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Northwest Territories; Barrow Strait; ice algae
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f90-008; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f90-008

The distribution of sub-ice macrofauna was investigated in the Barrow Strait area near Resolute, N.W.T. from April–June, 1985, 1986, and 1987, and in January 1986. Invertebrates were sampled using remotely deployed net and video camera systems. Ten species of amphipods and two species of mysids were...