Kelp forest as a habitat for mobile epifauna: case study of Caprella septentrionalis Kröyer, 1838 (Amphipoda, Caprellidae) in an Arctic glacial fjord

• Published in: Polar Research
• Main Authors: Marta Ronowicz, Joanna Legeżyńska, Piotr Kukliński, Maria Włodarska-Kowalczuk
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2013
• Subjects: Caprellid amphipod; Arctic fjord; kelp forest; population structure; distribution; macroalgae; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Oceanography; GC1-1581; Arctic; Hornsund; Polar Research; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v32i0.21037; https://doaj.org/article/17f96dd2e6374e53a2286d7a2a040e81

Distribution and abundance of the amphipod Caprella septentrionalis in relation to environmental conditions and habitat preferences were investigated in a kelp forest in Hornsund, Spitsbergen. Three sampling sites differed in hydrodynamics, organic and inorganic suspension concentration, and sedimen...