Different benthic size-compartments and their relationship to sediment chemistry in the deep Eurasian Arctic Ocean
During the Arctic Expedition ARK VIII/3 (August to September 1991) with RV Polarstern, the macrofauna, meiofauna, foraminifera, bacteria were sampled and sediment chemistry was determined at 13 stations along a transect from the Barents Sea slope across the deep Arctic Eurasian Basins towards the Lo...
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ftawi:oai:epic.awi.de:3684 2024-09-15T17:51:17+00:00 Different benthic size-compartments and their relationship to sediment chemistry in the deep Eurasian Arctic Ocean Kröncke, I. van Reusel, A. Vincx, M. Wollenburg, Jutta Mackensen, Andreas Liebezeit, G. Behrends, B. 2000 https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/3684/ https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.14261 unknown INTER-RESEARCH Kröncke, I. , van Reusel, A. , Vincx, M. , Wollenburg, J. orcid:0000-0002-8169-8310 , Mackensen, A. orcid:0000-0002-5024-4455 , Liebezeit, G. and Behrends, B. (2000) Different benthic size-compartments and their relationship to sediment chemistry in the deep Eurasian Arctic Ocean , Marine Ecology-Progress Series, 199 , pp. 31-41 . hdl:10013/epic.14261 EPIC3Marine Ecology-Progress Series, INTER-RESEARCH, 199, pp. 31-41, ISSN: 0171-8630 Article isiRev 2000 ftawi 2024-06-24T03:54:11Z During the Arctic Expedition ARK VIII/3 (August to September 1991) with RV Polarstern, the macrofauna, meiofauna, foraminifera, bacteria were sampled and sediment chemistry was determined at 13 stations along a transect from the Barents Sea slope across the deep Arctic Eurasian Basins towards the Lomonosov Ridge. Water depths ranged from 258 to 4427 m. In general, higher values for all benthic compartments as well as total organic carbon (TOC) and total hydrolysable amino acids (THAA) were recorded for the Barents Sea slope than for the deeper stations in the basins and the ridge slopes. The only significant correlation found was between macrofaunal abundance and depth. Bacterial and all faunal abundances as well as bacterial and macrofaunal biomass decreased significantly with increasing latitude. Although correlations between food items such as TOC and THAA and the fauna were weak, significant relationships between the bacterial and faunal size-classes reflected a distinct food chain typical of oligotrophic systems. The smallest compartments bacteria, meiofauna and foraminifera were more abundant than the macrofauna in the central Arctic Ocean. Macrofauna biomass dominated the biomass on the Barent Sea shelf and slope and on the Lomonosov Ridge, but bacterial biomass was equally or even more important on the Gakkel Ridge and in the deep basins. The results reveal the Eurasian Basin as one of the most oligotrophic regions in the World Ocean. Although primary production is low, recent foraminiferal investigations have revealed that benthic communities in the central Arctic Ocean are driven by the sedimentation of fresh organic material. Lateral transport of organic material from the Siberian shelf may provide additional food. The various benthic compartments compete either for fresh organic matter or for refractory material that is transferred to higher levels of the food chain by bacterial mineralisation. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Ocean Barents Sea Foraminifera* Lomonosov Ridge Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar- and Marine Research (AWI): ePIC (electronic Publication Information Center) |
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During the Arctic Expedition ARK VIII/3 (August to September 1991) with RV Polarstern, the macrofauna, meiofauna, foraminifera, bacteria were sampled and sediment chemistry was determined at 13 stations along a transect from the Barents Sea slope across the deep Arctic Eurasian Basins towards the Lomonosov Ridge. Water depths ranged from 258 to 4427 m. In general, higher values for all benthic compartments as well as total organic carbon (TOC) and total hydrolysable amino acids (THAA) were recorded for the Barents Sea slope than for the deeper stations in the basins and the ridge slopes. The only significant correlation found was between macrofaunal abundance and depth. Bacterial and all faunal abundances as well as bacterial and macrofaunal biomass decreased significantly with increasing latitude. Although correlations between food items such as TOC and THAA and the fauna were weak, significant relationships between the bacterial and faunal size-classes reflected a distinct food chain typical of oligotrophic systems. The smallest compartments bacteria, meiofauna and foraminifera were more abundant than the macrofauna in the central Arctic Ocean. Macrofauna biomass dominated the biomass on the Barent Sea shelf and slope and on the Lomonosov Ridge, but bacterial biomass was equally or even more important on the Gakkel Ridge and in the deep basins. The results reveal the Eurasian Basin as one of the most oligotrophic regions in the World Ocean. Although primary production is low, recent foraminiferal investigations have revealed that benthic communities in the central Arctic Ocean are driven by the sedimentation of fresh organic material. Lateral transport of organic material from the Siberian shelf may provide additional food. The various benthic compartments compete either for fresh organic matter or for refractory material that is transferred to higher levels of the food chain by bacterial mineralisation. |
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Kröncke, I. van Reusel, A. Vincx, M. Wollenburg, Jutta Mackensen, Andreas Liebezeit, G. Behrends, B. |
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Kröncke, I. van Reusel, A. Vincx, M. Wollenburg, Jutta Mackensen, Andreas Liebezeit, G. Behrends, B. Different benthic size-compartments and their relationship to sediment chemistry in the deep Eurasian Arctic Ocean |
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Kröncke, I. van Reusel, A. Vincx, M. Wollenburg, Jutta Mackensen, Andreas Liebezeit, G. Behrends, B. |
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Kröncke, I. |
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Different benthic size-compartments and their relationship to sediment chemistry in the deep Eurasian Arctic Ocean |
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Different benthic size-compartments and their relationship to sediment chemistry in the deep Eurasian Arctic Ocean |
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Different benthic size-compartments and their relationship to sediment chemistry in the deep Eurasian Arctic Ocean |
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Different benthic size-compartments and their relationship to sediment chemistry in the deep Eurasian Arctic Ocean |
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Different benthic size-compartments and their relationship to sediment chemistry in the deep Eurasian Arctic Ocean |
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different benthic size-compartments and their relationship to sediment chemistry in the deep eurasian arctic ocean |
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INTER-RESEARCH |
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Arctic Arctic Ocean Barents Sea Foraminifera* Lomonosov Ridge |
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Arctic Arctic Ocean Barents Sea Foraminifera* Lomonosov Ridge |
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EPIC3Marine Ecology-Progress Series, INTER-RESEARCH, 199, pp. 31-41, ISSN: 0171-8630 |
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Kröncke, I. , van Reusel, A. , Vincx, M. , Wollenburg, J. orcid:0000-0002-8169-8310 , Mackensen, A. orcid:0000-0002-5024-4455 , Liebezeit, G. and Behrends, B. (2000) Different benthic size-compartments and their relationship to sediment chemistry in the deep Eurasian Arctic Ocean , Marine Ecology-Progress Series, 199 , pp. 31-41 . hdl:10013/epic.14261 |
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