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

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...

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Published in:Polar Research
Main Authors: Ronowicz, Marta, Legeżyńska, Joanna, Kukliński, Piotr, Włodarska-Kowalczuk, Maria
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2013
Subjects:
Caprellid amphipod
Arctic fjord
kelp forest
population structure
distribution
macroalgae
Arctic
Hornsund
Polar Research
Spitsbergen
Online Access:https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/3084
https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v32i0.21037

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