Amphipods in sediment traps of the eastern Fram Strait ...
Life-cycle characteristics of the free-swimming lysianassoid amphipod Cyclocaris guilelmi were investigated and compared to those of other regularly appearing amphipods in the Arctic deep-sea community. In this context we analysed time-series data of meso- and bathypelagic amphipods collected as swi...
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| Language: | English |
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PANGAEA
2013
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.809453 https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.809453 |
| Summary: | Life-cycle characteristics of the free-swimming lysianassoid amphipod Cyclocaris guilelmi were investigated and compared to those of other regularly appearing amphipods in the Arctic deep-sea community. In this context we analysed time-series data of meso- and bathypelagic amphipods collected as swimmers in moored sediment traps from 2004 to 2008 at the deep-sea long-term observatory HAUSGARTEN (79°N/4°E) in the eastern Fram Strait, Arctic Ocean. Six mesopelagic and three bathypelagic deep-sea amphipod species regularly occurred in the traps. The lysianassoid C. guilelmi showed a stable interannual population size and seasonal peaks in its occurrence from August to February during the five-year sampling period. The investigation of its population structure and reproduction ecology indicated year-round breeding behavior of this species. Up to 4 cohorts consisting mainly of juvenile and female C. guilelmi were observed. We conclude that C. guilelmi plays an important role within the Arctic amphipod deep water ... : Supplement to: Kraft, Angelina; Bauerfeind, Eduard; Nöthig, Eva-Maria; Klages, Michael; Beszczynska-Möller, Agnieszka; Bathmann, Ulrich (2013): Amphipods in sediment traps of the eastern Fram Strait with focus on the life-history of the lysianassoid Cyclocaris guilelmi. Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers, 73, 62-72 ... |
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