Deposit-feeding of Nonionellina labradorica (foraminifera) from an Arctic methane seep site and possible association with a methanotroph

• Published in: Biogeosciences
• Main Authors: C. Schmidt, E. Geslin, J. M. Bernhard, C. LeKieffre, M. M. Svenning, H. Roberge, M. Schweizer, G. Panieri
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2022
• Subjects: Ecology; QH540-549.5; Life; QH501-531; Geology; QE1-996.5; Arctic; Barents Sea; Storfjordrenna; arctic methane; Foraminifera*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-3897-2022; https://doaj.org/article/ab28a2d767b34befb8f44a3c743dd9df

Several foraminifera are deposit feeders that consume organic detritus (dead particulate organic material with entrained bacteria). However, the role of such foraminifera in the benthic food web remains understudied. Foraminifera feeding on methanotrophic bacteria, which are 13 C-depleted, may cause...