Macrobenthos composition, abundance and biomass in the Arctic Ocean, supplement to: Kröncke, Ingrid (1994): Macrobenthos composition, abundance and biomass in the Arctic Ocean along a transect between Svalbard and the Makarov Basin. Polar Biology, 14(8), 519-529

Macrofauna has been sampled at 30 stations, at water depths of 1018–4478 m, along a transect extending between Northern Svalbard and the Makarov Basin, as a basis for understanding aspects of the benthic ecology of the Arctic Ocean. Species numbers, abundances and biomasses were extremely low, and g...

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Main Author: Kröncke, Ingrid
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: PANGAEA - Data Publisher for Earth & Environmental Science 1994
Subjects:
Giant box corer
ARK-VIII/3
Polarstern
Arctic
Arctic Ocean
Jassa
Makarov Basin
Svalbard
Lomonosov Ridge
makarov basin
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.733470
https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.733470
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Summary:Macrofauna has been sampled at 30 stations, at water depths of 1018–4478 m, along a transect extending between Northern Svalbard and the Makarov Basin, as a basis for understanding aspects of the benthic ecology of the Arctic Ocean. Species numbers, abundances and biomasses were extremely low, and generally varied between 0 to 11/0.02 m**2, 0 to 850 individuals/m**2, and 0 to 82.65 g/m**2, respectively. A total of 42 species was found. The Amphipod Jassa marmorata was the most common species. Both numbers and biomasses of suspension-feeding species increased towards the Lomonosov Ridge, probably due to lateral transport of organic material by deep currents along the ridge.

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