Influence of seabird colonies and other environmental variables on benthic community structure, Lancaster Sound Region, Canadian Arctic

• Published in: Journal of Marine Systems
• Main Authors: Bouchard Marmen, Mariève, Kenchington, Ellen, Ardyna, Mathieu, Archambault, Philippe
• Other Authors: Institut des Sciences de la MER de Rimouski (ISMER), Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR), Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Takuvik Joint International Laboratory ULAVAL-CNRS, Université Laval Québec (ULaval)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Laboratoire d'océanographie de Villefranche (LOV), Observatoire océanologique de Villefranche-sur-mer (OOVM), Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2017
• Subjects: Benthos; Community structure; Seabirds; Environmental factors; Canadian Arctic; Lancaster Sound; [SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology; Arctic; Guano
• Online Access: https://hal.sorbonne-universite.fr/hal-01417232; https://hal.sorbonne-universite.fr/hal-01417232/document; https://hal.sorbonne-universite.fr/hal-01417232/file/1-s2.0-S0924796316304110-main.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmarsys.2016.11.021

International audience The Canadian Arctic shelters millions of seabirds each year during the breeding season. By the excretion of important quantities of guano, seabirds locally concentrate nutrient-rich organic matter in the marine areas surrounding colonies. Seabirds, acting as biological vectors...