Shallow sublittoral macrozoobenthos in Kongsfjord
Abstract: The shallow water benthic fauna was collected in Kongsfjord, West Spitsbergen. Sampling was conducted along two main environmental gradients: vertical gradient (depth 5–50 m) and horizontal gradient (sedimentation regime) along the fjord axis. A small rect− angular dredge was used. Altoget...
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ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.520.4184 2023-05-15T15:04:21+02:00 Shallow sublittoral macrozoobenthos in Kongsfjord Honorata Kaczmarek Joanna Legeżyńska Marek Zajączkowski The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives application/pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.520.4184 http://www.polish.polar.pan.pl/ppr26/ppr26-137.pdf en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.520.4184 http://www.polish.polar.pan.pl/ppr26/ppr26-137.pdf Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://www.polish.polar.pan.pl/ppr26/ppr26-137.pdf Key words Arctic Svalbard Kongsfjord macrozoobenthos diversity text ftciteseerx 2016-01-08T10:06:06Z Abstract: The shallow water benthic fauna was collected in Kongsfjord, West Spitsbergen. Sampling was conducted along two main environmental gradients: vertical gradient (depth 5–50 m) and horizontal gradient (sedimentation regime) along the fjord axis. A small rect− angular dredge was used. Altogether 169 taxa were identified and four macrofaunal associa− tions were distinguished. Bottom type and distance from the tidal glaciers seem to be the main factors responsible for species distribution. The Soft Bottom I Association occupying the fine mud of the Kongsbreen glacial bay consisted mostly of Crustacea with high domi− nance of scavenging amphipod Onisimus caricus. Bivalves prevailed in the Soft Bottom II Association, located further away from the main glacier outflows. The barren rocky shelf, deprived of vegetation by a sea urchin Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis was inhabited by the Rocky Shelf Association dominated by decapods. The last distinguished association (the Kelp Association) occurred on the hard bottom overgrown with macroalgae. The gastropod Margarites helicinus and amphipods Ischyrocerus spp. made up 60 % of the individuals collected there. Text Arctic glacier Kongsfjord* Svalbard Spitsbergen Unknown Arctic Kongsbreen ENVELOPE(12.475,12.475,78.984,78.984) Kongsfjord ENVELOPE(29.319,29.319,70.721,70.721) Svalbard |
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Abstract: The shallow water benthic fauna was collected in Kongsfjord, West Spitsbergen. Sampling was conducted along two main environmental gradients: vertical gradient (depth 5–50 m) and horizontal gradient (sedimentation regime) along the fjord axis. A small rect− angular dredge was used. Altogether 169 taxa were identified and four macrofaunal associa− tions were distinguished. Bottom type and distance from the tidal glaciers seem to be the main factors responsible for species distribution. The Soft Bottom I Association occupying the fine mud of the Kongsbreen glacial bay consisted mostly of Crustacea with high domi− nance of scavenging amphipod Onisimus caricus. Bivalves prevailed in the Soft Bottom II Association, located further away from the main glacier outflows. The barren rocky shelf, deprived of vegetation by a sea urchin Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis was inhabited by the Rocky Shelf Association dominated by decapods. The last distinguished association (the Kelp Association) occurred on the hard bottom overgrown with macroalgae. The gastropod Margarites helicinus and amphipods Ischyrocerus spp. made up 60 % of the individuals collected there. |
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Shallow sublittoral macrozoobenthos in Kongsfjord |
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Shallow sublittoral macrozoobenthos in Kongsfjord |
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Shallow sublittoral macrozoobenthos in Kongsfjord |
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Shallow sublittoral macrozoobenthos in Kongsfjord |
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Shallow sublittoral macrozoobenthos in Kongsfjord |
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shallow sublittoral macrozoobenthos in kongsfjord |
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ENVELOPE(12.475,12.475,78.984,78.984) ENVELOPE(29.319,29.319,70.721,70.721) |
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Arctic Kongsbreen Kongsfjord Svalbard |
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Arctic Kongsbreen Kongsfjord Svalbard |
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Arctic glacier Kongsfjord* Svalbard Spitsbergen |
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