A summer benthic survey in Conception Bay, Newfoundland, emphasizing zoogeography of annelids and amphipods

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Author: Kennedy, Victor S.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1985
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Arctic; Van Veen; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z85-277; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z85-277

A limited benthic survey was made in August in Conception Bay, Newfoundland, using a 0.2-m 2 van Veen grab sampler. Nine stations were sampled in a relatively shallow (62–79 m), soft-bottom (predominantly silt) region with low bottom water (0.2–1.4 °C) and sediment (0.5–2.0 °C) temperatures. Annelid...