Influence of Deep-Water Corals and Sponge Gardens on Infaunal Community Composition and Ecosystem Functioning in the Eastern Canadian Arctic

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science
• Main Authors: Marie Pierrejean, Cindy Grant, Bárbara de Moura Neves, Gwénaëlle Chaillou, Evan Edinger, F. Guillaume Blanchet, Frédéric Maps, Christian Nozais, Philippe Archambault
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020
• Subjects: biogenic structures; infaunal community; nutrient fluxes; functional traits; Arctic; Science; Q; General. Including nature conservation; geographical distribution; QH1-199.5; Baffin Bay; Frobisher Bay; Baffin
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.00495; https://doaj.org/article/65a049a7044942b2bd22bf9b3b76fd1c

The relationships between infaunal diversity and ecosystem function of biogenic structures in the Eastern Canadian Arctic remain poorly documented. Our study investigated the influence of sponge gardens at the Frobisher Bay site (137 m) and bamboo corals at the Baffin Bay site (1007 m) on the infaun...