Food resources of the bivalve Astarte elliptica in a sub-Arctic fjord: a multi-biomarker approach

• Published in: Marine Ecology Progress Series
• Main Authors: Gaillard, Blandine, Meziane, Tarik, Tremblay, Rejean, Archambault, Philippe, Blicher, Martin E., Chauvaud, Laurent, Rysgaard, Soren, Olivier, Frederic
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Inter-research 2017
• Subjects: Trophic ecology; Stable isotopes; Fatty acid trophic markers; Compound-specific stable isotope analysis; Sub-Arctic fjord; Bivalve; Arctic; Greenland; Kobbefjord; Climate change; ice algae; Phytoplankton; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00616/72824/72328.pdf; https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00616/72824/72329.pdf; https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12036; https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00616/72824/

It is generally agreed that pelagic-benthic coupling is tight on Arctic shelves, i.e. that organic matter produced in the surface layers supports the seafloor and benthos. However, this paradigm is mainly based on the assumption that phytoplankton and ice algae are the main sources of carbon for the...